A review on how Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) farming in Norway is influenced by the salmon louse (Lepeophteirus salmonis

The salmon louse, Lepeophtheirus salmonis, is considered the biggest parasitological problem in Norwegian aquaculture today, causing not only damage to its hosts but also huge financial costs in the form of treatments and preventive measures. In addition one must consider the impact the increasing n...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sveinsson Karoline
Format: Thesis
Language:unknown
Published: 2015
Subjects:
Lepeophtheirus salmonis
Halak
Halgazdaság
Parazita
Tetvek
Pisztráng
Patológiai-tanszék
Pisces
Parasite
Lice
Trout
Norway
Atlantic salmon
Salmo salar
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10832/1479
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Summary:The salmon louse, Lepeophtheirus salmonis, is considered the biggest parasitological problem in Norwegian aquaculture today, causing not only damage to its hosts but also huge financial costs in the form of treatments and preventive measures. In addition one must consider the impact the increasing number of parasites, and chemicals aimed at killing it, may have on wild marine species and the environment. Drug resistance is becoming a serious problem and huge efforts are put towards developing new and improved methods to fight salmon lice infestations.

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