The impact of disease and diet on the metabolic rate, swimming performance and recovery of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) ...

• Main Author: Jones, MA
• Format: Thesis
• Language: unknown
• Published: University Of Tasmania 2023
• Subjects: Atlantic salmon; Salmo salar
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.25959/23230622.v1; https://figshare.utas.edu.au/articles/thesis/The_impact_of_disease_and_diet_on_the_metabolic_rate_swimming_performance_and_recovery_of_Atlantic_salmon_Salmo_salar_L_/23230622/1

Gill diseases represent one of the most abundant and economically important groups of diseases in fish, understanding the physiological response of fish to such diseases is crucial to the development of preventive measures. The majority of the research published on the physiological responses of the fish to changes in external stimuli, such as temperature, salinity or nutritional status have used apparently healthy fish. The study of the physiological responses of fish that are compromised with disease is inherently difficult however, due mainly to the invasive nature of the techniques used, which often result in mortality. Measuring the metabolic rate and swimming performance of a diseased organism is one of the least invasive techniques available for quantifying the impact of disease in fish Lethal sampling of the fish post-measurement can allow the researcher to determine possible reasons behind any change in metabolic performance. The nutritional status of the organism can also be a determining factor in ...