Sea lice infestations on farmed Atlantic salmon in Scotland and the use of ectoparasitic treatments

Veterinary Record

Volumn 151, Issue 25, 2002, Pages 753-757

  Revie, C W ^a   Gettinby, G ^a   Reid, S W J ^a,c   Treasurer, J W ^b   Grant, A N ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b Blar Mhor Industrial Estate   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^d Novartis Animal Vaccines Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIPARASITIC AGENT; CIPERMETHRIN; EMAMECTIN BENZOIC ACID; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; PYRETHROID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ATLANTIC SALMON; CIRCANNUAL RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ECTOPARASITE; FEMALE; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; NONHUMAN; PEDICULOSIS; PISCICULTURE; PREVALENCE; SEA; SEASHORE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPECIES; TREATMENT PLANNING; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALS; ANTIPARASITIC AGENTS; COPEPODA; FISH DISEASES; LICE INFESTATIONS; SALMON; SCOTLAND; SEASONS;

CALIGUS ELONGATUS; LEPEOPHTHEIRUS SALMONIS; PHTHIRAPTERA; SALMO SALAR;

EID: 0037153947     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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