We would like to acknowledge the committee of National Egyptian Guidelines for Veterinary Medical Interventions, Egyptian Health Council for adapting this guideline.

Executive Chief of the Egyptian Health Council: Prof. Dr Mohamed Mustafa Lotief.

Committee Chair: Prof. Ahmed M Byomi

The Rapporteur of the Committee: Prof. Dr Mohamed Mohamedy Ghanem.

Committee Members: Prof.Nabil yassien; Prof. Ashraf Aldesoky Shamaa; Prof. Amany Abbass; Prof. Dalia Mansour; Dr Essam Sobhy.

Authors: Mohamed Faisal^1,2; Amany A. Abbass¹; Adel A. Shaheen¹; Amel M. El Asely¹; Eman A. Abd El-Gawad¹; Hiam S. Elabd¹;​ Aya F. Matter¹; Hadeer A. Youssef¹, and Amira M. El-Daim¹.

¹Department of Aquatic Animal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Benha University, Egypt.

²College of Veterinary Medicine, Michigan State University, USA.