A parasite survey of farmed Southern bluefin tuna, Thunnus maccoyii (Castelnau)

Journal of Fish Diseases

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 279-284

  Deveney, M R ^a   Bayly, T J ^b,c   Johnston, C J ^a   Nowak, B F ^b  

^a Government of South Australia   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^c Ajka Pty Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aquaculture; Australia; Diseases; Parasite survey; Southern bluefin tuna; Thunnus maccoyii

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PARASITOLOGY; PERCIFORM; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SURVEY;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; AQUACULTURE; AUSTRALIA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FISH DISEASE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GILL; HISTOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; TUNA;

ANIMALS; AQUACULTURE; FISH DISEASES; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GILLS; HISTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; PARASITIC DISEASES, ANIMAL; PREVALENCE; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; TUNA;

CARDICOLA; CESTODA; COPEPODA; DIDYMOZOIDAE; KUDOA; MONOGENEA; MYXOSPOREA; POLYOPISTHOCOTYLEA; SANGUINICOLIDAE; SCOMBRIDAE GEN. SP.; THUNNUS MACCOYII; THUNNUS THYNNUS; URONEMA NIGRICANS;

EID: 20044388935     PISSN: 01407775     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2761.2005.00629.x     Document Type: Review

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