Sakana Veterinary Services Ltd.
Providing Fish Health Management Services

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Mark Sheppard, B.Sc., D.V.M., received his Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) from the Western College of Veterinary Medicine in Canada.  His professional career has included roles as the veterinary service manager of an international salmon production company and a multi-national aquaculture feed company.  He now offers fish health management services as a private international veterinary consultant.

Dr. Sheppard's unique interest and 20 years of field experience as an active veterinary practitioner in finfish aquaculture has nurtured the development of his expertise of both cold-water salmonids and warm-water aquaculture fishes.  He has provided veterinary fish health management, pathology and pharmaceutical expertise to fish culturists of: Canada, United States, Ireland, Chile, Japan, Philippines, South China, New Zealand, Australia, and Sri Lanka.

His company, Sakana Veterinary Services, offers the following services to clients: • Cold-water and warm-water finfish clinical diagnostic pathology. • Fish health management development, planning and risk assessment. • Field epidemiology investigative approaches. • Clinical trial experience. • Practical technical service education and training to fish health   personnel. • General fish health education to aquaculture and federal   enhancement employees. • Optimal feed management, husbandry and farm hygiene practices. • Safe, efficient and legal use of pharmaceutical and biological products. • Federal and provincial/state regulatory knowledge and guidance. • Aquarium and koi health and import certification to (Canada).