Cestode larvae Diphyllobothrium dendriticum as a cause of heart disease leading to mortality in hatchery-reared sea trout and brown trout

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Volumn 25, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 15-22

  Rahkonen, Riitta ^a   Aalto, Jarmo ^b   Koski, Perttu ^c   Särkkä, Jukka ^d   Juntunen, Keijo ^b  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b Muonio Fish Farm   (Finland)

^c NATL VET AND FOOD RES INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Brown trout; Diphyllobothrium dendriticum; Diphyllobothrium ditremum; Hatchery; Heart; Ichthyocotylurus sp; Mortality; Sea trout

Indexed keywords

CESTODE LARVAE; HATCHERIES; HEART DISEASE; MORTALITY; PARASITIC DISEASES;

SALMO TRUTTA;

EID: 0029730672     PISSN: 01775103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/dao025015     Document Type: Article

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