U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Handbook of Aquatic Animal Health Procedures and Protocols

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Volume 1: Standard Procedures for Aquatic Animal Health Inspection	Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Sampling Chapter 3: Bacteriology Chapter 4: Virology Chapter 5: Parasitology Chapter 6: Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Appendix 1: The Handbook and Oversight Committee Appendix 2: Handbook Committee and Subcommittee Members Appendix 3: Position Statements
Volume 2: National Wildlife Fish Health Survey Laboratory Procedures	Appropriate Use of this Publication NWFHS Cover and Table of Contents Chapter 1: Overview Chapter 2: Sample Collection and Submission Chapter 3: Sample Receipt and Laboratory Tracking Chapter 4: Standard Necropsy Procedures for Finfish Chapter 5: Bacteriology Chapter 6: ELISA for Detection of R. salmoninarum Chapter 7: Corroborative Testing of R. salmoninarum Chapter 8: Parasitology Chapter 9: Corroborative Testing of Parasites by PCR Chapter 10: Tissue Culture of Fish Cell Lines Chapter 11: Virology Chapter 12: Corroborative Testing of Viral Isolates Chapter 13: Histology for Finfish Chapter 14: Non-Lethal Methods for Detecting Fish Pathogens Chapter 15: Quality Control and Internal Review Process
Volume 3: Disinfection, Isolation, and Quarantine Guidelines	Section 1:Iodophor Disinfection of Eggs Section 2: Facility Disinfection Guidelines Section 3: Isolation and Quarantine Guidelines Section 4: Isolation Facility Template
Volume 4: Risk Assessment	Section 1: Risk Assessment
Volume 5: Quality Assurance/Quality Control Procedures	Under development
Volume 6: Non-Lethal Sampling Procedures	Section 1: Non-Lethal Methods for Detecting Fish Pathogens
Volume 7: Miscellaneous Techniques and Procedures	Under development
Volume 8: Aquatic Animal Health Policies	Section 1: Title 50: 50 CFR Part 16, Injurious Wildlife Forms 3-2273, Certifying Official Form; 3-2274, Certification Form; and 3-2275, Importation Request Form Section 2: Service Aquatic Animal Health Policy: Part 713 of the Fish and Wildlife Service Manual Form 3-225, Aquatic Animal Health Inspection Request Form 3-226, Aquatic Animal Health Inspection Report Form 3-2261, For Movements into a Facility Form 3-2262, For Movements from a Facility
Volume 9: Triploid Grass Carp Inspection Program	Section 1: Overview Section 2: Standards for Inspectors Section 3: Standards for Producers Section 4: Standards for Collection of Fees Section 5: Checklist for Inspectors and Producers
Volume 10: Sample Agreements	Section 1: Reimbursable agreement – Illinois DNR Section 2: Reimbursable agreement – Red Cliff Indian Reservation Section 3: Reimbursable agreement – Ohio DNR Section 4: Reimbursable agreement – Michigan DNR Section 5: Statement of Intent – Michigan DNR

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