Winter ulcer disease of post-smolt Atlantic salmon: An unsuitable case for treatment?

Aquaculture

Volumn 253, Issue 1-4, 2006, Pages 171-178

  Coyne, Rosie ^a   Smith, Peter ^b   Dalsgaard, Inger ^c   Nilsen, Hanne ^d   Kongshaug, Heidi ^a   Bergh, Øivind ^a   Samuelsen, Ole ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^d NORWEGIAN VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Norway)

Author keywords

Atlantic salmon; Florfenicol; Multiple oral dose; Plasma concentrations; Winter ulcer disease

Indexed keywords

DISEASE; DISEASE CONTROL; SALMONID;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MORITELLA; MORITELLA VISCOSA; SALMO SALAR;

EID: 33644989971     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2005.08.016     Document Type: Article

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