World association for the advancement of veterinary parasitology (WAAVP) guideline for testing the efficacy of ectoparasiticides for fish

TY - JOUR

T1 - World association for the advancement of veterinary parasitology (WAAVP) guideline for testing the efficacy of ectoparasiticides for fish

AU - Sommerville, C.

AU - Endris, R.

AU - Bell, T. A.

AU - Ogawa, K.

AU - Buchmann, Kurt

AU - Sweeney, D.

PY - 2016/3/30

Y1 - 2016/3/30

N2 - This guideline is intended to assist in the planning and execution of studies designed to assess the effi-cacy of ectoparasiticides for fish. It is the first ectoparasite-specific guideline to deal with studies set inthe aquatic environment and therefore provides details for the maintenance of environmental standardsfor finfish. Information is included on a range of pre-clinical study designs as well as clinical studies incommercial/production sites, set within a regulatory framework. It provides information on the studyanimals, their welfare, husbandry and environmental requirements during the study. The most com-monly pathogenic ectoparasites are presented with relevant points regarding life history, host challengeand numeric evaluation. Preparation and presentation of both topical and oral test treatments is pro-vided, together with guidance on data collection and analysis. The guideline provides a quality standardfor efficacy studies on finfish, which will assist researchers and regulatory authorities worldwide andcontribute to the wider objective of harmonisation of procedures.

AB - This guideline is intended to assist in the planning and execution of studies designed to assess the effi-cacy of ectoparasiticides for fish. It is the first ectoparasite-specific guideline to deal with studies set inthe aquatic environment and therefore provides details for the maintenance of environmental standardsfor finfish. Information is included on a range of pre-clinical study designs as well as clinical studies incommercial/production sites, set within a regulatory framework. It provides information on the studyanimals, their welfare, husbandry and environmental requirements during the study. The most com-monly pathogenic ectoparasites are presented with relevant points regarding life history, host challengeand numeric evaluation. Preparation and presentation of both topical and oral test treatments is pro-vided, together with guidance on data collection and analysis. The guideline provides a quality standardfor efficacy studies on finfish, which will assist researchers and regulatory authorities worldwide andcontribute to the wider objective of harmonisation of procedures.

KW - Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences

KW - fish

KW - parasites

KW - parasiticides

U2 - 10.1016/j.vetpar.2015.11.003

DO - 10.1016/j.vetpar.2015.11.003

M3 - Journal article

SN - 0304-4017

VL - 219

SP - 84

EP - 99

JO - Veterinary Parasitology

JF - Veterinary Parasitology

ER -