Amoebic Gill Disease in the marine environment

Amoebic Gill Disease (AGD) can cause considerable losses in aquaculture either due to mortalities or treatment costs. As it is the main health problem affecting sea-cage culture of Atlantic salmon in Australia, the recently funded Cooperative Research Centre for Sustainable Aquaculture of Finfish (A...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Nowak, BF, Carson, J, Powell, MD, Dykova, I
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: European Association of Fish Pathologists 2002
Subjects:
Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences
Fisheries Sciences
Fish Pests and Diseases
Atlantic salmon
Online Access:http://ecite.utas.edu.au/23854
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Summary:Amoebic Gill Disease (AGD) can cause considerable losses in aquaculture either due to mortalities or treatment costs. As it is the main health problem affecting sea-cage culture of Atlantic salmon in Australia, the recently funded Cooperative Research Centre for Sustainable Aquaculture of Finfish (Aquafin CRC) will include a comprehensive research programme focussed on AGD. The main objective of the roundtable discussion was to highlight the similarities and differences in AGD outbreaks around the world (related to geographic location and species-specificity of host and pathogen) and discuss control and treatment options for the disease and potential for international collaboration.

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