HANDBOOK OF TROUT AND SALMON DISEASES. By Ronald J. Roberts and C. Jonathan Shepherd.

1974 1st edition. 8vo (141 x 221mm). Pp168 + 4pp ads. Colour frontispiece, b/w photographs, illustrations, bibliography, errata slip. Dark blue bonded leather, spine titled in silver-gilt.

"The first practical handbook of trout and salmon diseases. ...written primarily for the fish farmer, but will be of interest to anglers, naturalists and biologists ...[assumes no] prior knowledge of fish biology or pathology ...comprehensive and worldwide description of the signs and symptoms, cause, prevention and treatment of salmonid disease". Includes chapters on diseases in the wild. chapters include: The cultured salmonids; The anatomy of salmonid fish; Husbandry of salmonid fish; Infectious diseases; Disease diagnosis on the farm; Diseases of eggs and sac-fry (alevins); Diseases of early feeding; Diseases of growers; Diseases of marine culture; Nutritional diseases; Fish kills; Diseases of wild fish and broodstock; Prevention of treatment of disease.