Effect of two constant light regimens on antibody profiles and immune gene expression in Atlantic salmon following vaccination and experimental challenge with salmonid alphavirus

• Published in: Fish & Shellfish Immunology
• Main Authors: Bakke, Anne Flore, Rebl, Alexander, Frost, Petter, Afanasyev, Sergey, Røyset, Kristoffer Alnes, Søfteland, Tina, Lund, Hege, Boysen, Preben, Krasnov, Aleksei
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Sav’; Atlantic salmon
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/11250/2837954; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fsi.2021.07.002

Before seawater transfer, farmed Atlantic salmon are subjected to treatments that may affect the immune system and susceptibility to pathogens. E.g., exposure to constant light (CL) stimulates smoltification, which prepares salmon to life in sea water, but endocrine changes in this period are associ...