A Review of Marking and Tagging Methods for Blue Catfish, Channel Catfish, and Flathead Catfish

Susceptibility of channel catfish, blue catfish and channel×blue catfish hybrid to Ichthyophthirius multifiliis

Efficacy of Formalin as an Egg Disinfectant for Improving Hybrid Catfish (Channel Catfish × Blue Catfish) Hatching Success

—Formalin is currently the only aquaculture drug approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the control of fungi on the eggs of all finfish. The efficacy of formalin for disinfecting hybrid catfish (channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus 3 blue catfish I. furcatus) eggs was examined and compared with that of three other potential chemotherapeutants. Two experiments were conducted to eva...

Detection of channel catfish virus DNA in latently infected catfish.

Channel catfish virus (CCV) disease is an acute haemorrhagic disease in juvenile channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus). While fish that survive primary CCV infection are suspected of being carriers of CCV, little is known concerning CCV latency. In this report, fingerling catfish were infected with CCV by experimental immersion challenge. Infected fish displayed clinical signs of CCV disease, b...

A Review of the Biology and Management of Blue Catfish

—Blue catfish Ictalurus furcatus are a big river species, native to major rivers of the Mississippi River basin and Gulf Coast streams of the central and southern United States, south into Mexico, northern Guatemala, and Belize. Blue catfish are native in 20 states and have been introduced into nine others, mostly along the Gulf, Atlantic, and Pacific slopes. Blue catfish are largest of the ict...

Optimization of conditions for production of channel catfish ovary cells and channel catfish virus DNA.

Medium supplements were examined for their effect on the growth of channel catfish ovary cells. It was found that the usual serum supplement of 10% fetal calf serum could be successfully replaced with a combination of 5% fetal calf serum and a mixture of insulin, transferrin, and selenous acid. It was also found that these cells could be grown in a more efficient manner on microcarrier beads. T...