Isolation of salmonid alphavirus subtype 6 from wild‐caught ballan wrasse, Labrus bergylta (Ascanius)

• Published in: Journal of Fish Diseases
• Main Authors: Ruane, Neil M., Swords, David, Morrissey, Teresa, Geary, Michelle, Hickey, Cathy, Collins, Evelyn M., Geoghegan, Fiona, Swords, Fiona
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2018
• Subjects: Atlantic salmon
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jfd.12870; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fjfd.12870; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/jfd.12870

Abstract The use of cleaner fish as a biological control for sea lice in Atlantic salmon aquaculture has increased in recent years. Wild‐caught wrasse are commonly used as cleaner fish in Europe. In Ireland, samples of wrasse from each fishing area are screened for potential pathogens prior to their...