Quantitative genetics of cardiac traits in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.)

• Main Author: Vassgård, Siri
• Other Authors: Olesen, Ingrid, Gjerde, Bjarne, Hjelmeland, Roy
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås 2017
• Subjects: Atlantic salmon; Heart morphology; (Salmo salar L.); CMS; Cardiomyopathy syndrome; Genetic variation; Heart index; Heart weight; Cardiac traits; VDP::Landbruks- og Fiskerifag: 900; Norway; Føre; Salmo salar
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2453492

Mortality of apparently healthy looking fish is frequently reported close to harvesting size of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.), causing concerns from an economic and ethical perspective for the Aquaculture industry. Autopsy and further analyses often reveal smaller, abnormal hearts and signs of ca...