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David W. Crosby

David W. Crosby, Ph.D.
Fish Health Specialist

Phone: (804) 524-5620
Fax: (804) 524-5588
Email: dcrosby@vsu.edu

John Kirby Photo

Education

  • (1971)- Kennesaw College, Kennesaw, GA ( Pre-Vet)
  • BSA (1974)- University of Georgia- Athens, GA (Biological Science)
  • MS (1980)- West Georgia College- Carrollton, GA) (Biology)
  • PhD (1987)- Auburn University- Auburn, Al (Fishery Science)

Extension Interests

  • The Ecology and Taxonomy of Fish Parasites
  • High Intensive Catfish Production Methods
  • Microbial Ecology of Fish Ponds

Professional Society Memberships

  • American Fisheries Society: Fish Health Section; Fish Culture Section
  • American Society of Parasitologist
  • American Microscopical Society
  • Helminthological Society of Washington
  • Virginia Academy of Science

Selected Publications

  • Crosby, David, Brian Roosa, and Chris Mullins. 2005. Water Quality Parameters from an Experimental Gravel Bed aquaponic System. Virginia Academy of Science. 56(1): 5.

  • Crosby, David, Brian Roosa, and Scott Newton. 2005. Catfish Fingerling Production using Two Stocking Densities. Virginia Academy of Science. 56(1): 5.

  • Crosby, David and Scott Newton. 2004. Catfish Spawning and Fingerling Production in Virginia. Virginia Academy of Science. 55(1 & 2):3.

  • Crosby, David. 2004. Fish Health Perspective: A Ten-year History of Fish Cases in Virginia, USA World Aquaculture Society. Book of Abstracts. p. 134.

  • Mitchell, Andrew J., Robert M. Durborow and M. David Crosby. 1998. Proliferate Gill disease (Hamburger Gill disease) SRAC Publication No. 475. 4p.

  • Durborow, Robert M., Andrew J Mitchell and M. David Crosby. 1998. Ich (White Spot Disease). SRAC Publication No.476. 6p.