Journal of Aquaculture Research & Development

Herbert M Barba

Publications

• Research Article
  Endoparasites in Chanos chanos (Forsskal, 1775) from the wetlands of Zamboanga City, Western Mindanao, Philippines
  Author(s): Roldan T Echem, Herbert M Barba, Guangyao Li, Fang Peng and Nikka Joy C BuenaventuraRoldan T Echem, Herbert M Barba, Guangyao Li, Fang Peng and Nikka Joy C Buenaventura
  
  Chanos chanos (milkfish) locally known as Bangus is the main aquaculture product of the Philippines. The status of bangus production in Zamboanga City declined from 2012-2016. Diseases in C. chanos were known to be caused by parasites and have remained an issue to fish farming. Some of the parasites have been discovered to have zoonotic potential in mammalian hosts including man making them of public health importance. In this study, the identification, intensity, prevalence and biometric relations of endoparasites in C. chanos were determined. A total of 120 juvenile bangus were collected in the wetlands of Zamboanga City from July 2016 to August 2016. There were 4 endoparasites identified namely: Ichtyobodo sp., Trichodina sp., Acanthocephalans spp. and Diphyllobothrium latum. The most prevalent was Ichtyobodo sp. (40%) and the l.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-9546.1000536

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