Drivers behind variation in welfare, quality, and production performance in Atlantic salmon farming production data

• Main Author: Alvestad, René
• Other Authors: Hovde Liland, Kristian, Noble, Chris, Måge, Ingrid
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås 2021
• Subjects: Atlantic salmon; Aquaculture; Production data; Data analysis; Slaughter quality; Winter ulcer disease; Tenacibaculum; Fish welfare; Norway; Slaughter; Atlanterhavslaks; Northern Norway
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/11250/2990720

Atlantic salmon aquaculture is an important industry in Norway and farmed salmon is among the most economically important global aquaculture species. Despite this, the growth of the industry has stagnated in Norway and it is affected by severe challenges to fish health and welfare. This thesis prese...