Fin erosion on rainbow trout on commercial trout farms in the United Kingdom

Veterinary Record

Volumn 159, Issue 14, 2006, Pages 446-451

  St Hilaire, S ^a,d   Ellis, T ^a   Cooke, A ^a   North, B P ^b   Turnbull, J F ^b   Knowles, T ^c   Kestin, S ^c  

^a CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^d Nucl Eng Idaho State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; FISH DISEASE; NONHUMAN; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PISCICULTURE; RAINBOW TROUT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SAMPLING; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 33749604821     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.159.14.446     Document Type: Article

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