A validated macroscopic key to assess fin damage in farmed rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)

Aquaculture

Volumn 270, Issue 1-4, 2007, Pages 142-148

  Hoyle, I ^a   Oidtmann, B ^b   Ellis, T ^b   Turnbull, J ^c   North, B ^c   Nikolaidis, J ^c   Knowles, T G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Fin damage; Fin erosion; Rainbow trout

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; ASSESSMENT METHOD; SALMONID;

ANIMALIA; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS;

EID: 34547453742     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2007.03.037     Document Type: Article

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