Report on an epizootic of vibriosis in the young saithe population along the Norwegian Sea

From July to November 1974 an epizootic of vibriosis occurred in the young saithe population along the western Norwegian coast. Diseased fish showed external lesions. Vibriosis is the economically most important disease in sea-rearing of salmonids. The disease in the saithe population did not seem t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Egidius, Emmy, Andersen, Kari
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: ICES 1975
Subjects:
sei
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11250/101458
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Summary:From July to November 1974 an epizootic of vibriosis occurred in the young saithe population along the western Norwegian coast. Diseased fish showed external lesions. Vibriosis is the economically most important disease in sea-rearing of salmonids. The disease in the saithe population did not seem to affect the farm fish, indicating host species pathogenity in the bacterial strains.