Ectopic epithelial cell clusters in salmonid intestine are associated with inflammation

• Published in: Journal of Fish Diseases
• Main Authors: Bjørgen, H, Koppang, E O, Gunnes, G, Hordvik, I, Moldal, T, Kaldhusdal, M, Dale, O B
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2018
• Subjects: Slaughter; Atlantic salmon; Salmo salar
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jfd.12780; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fjfd.12780; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/jfd.12780

Abstract An epizootic incidence of intestinal adenocarcinomas was reported in brood fish of Atlantic salmon ( Salmo salar L.) in 2009. The condition was associated with a specific diet inducing enteritis and morphological changes. Here, two field trials of fish up to slaughter size were initiated. I...