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SUBMITTER: Gonzalez MP
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7401517 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Animals : an open access journal from MDPI 20200709 7
Fin condition is a simple indicator of fish welfare, which anticipates detrimental effects on fish in aquaculture systems. This study evaluated the fin condition of <i>Salmo salar</i> at different abundances of the parasite <i>Caligus rogercresseyi</i>. Fish were exposed to infestation with copepodids and the cohort was allowed to develop to the adult stage. The relative fin index was measured. Significant differences between infested and control fish for both pectoral and anal fins were observe ...[more]