Health & Welfare
Disease management in tilapia
Tilapia in culture are affected by bacterial, viral and parasitic pathogens. Disease impacts vary depending on both environmental and biological factors.
Health & Welfare
Parasitism enhances susceptibility to bacterial infection in tilapia
The authors conducted a study to evaluate whether tilapia infected with Gyrodactylus were more susceptible to Streptococcus iniae. The research found that fish with a solo infection of Gyrodactylus or Streptococcus had less than 7 percent total mortality.
Health & Welfare
Parasite management important to future cod aquaculture in Scotland
Parasite management is crucial for cod farming in Scotland. The main threat comes from parasites with direct or single-host life cycles.