A radiological study on the development of vertebral deformities in cultured Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.)

Aquaculture

Volumn 273, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 721-728

  Fjelldal, Per Gunnar ^a   Hansen, Tom Johnny ^a   Berg, Arne Erik ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Atlantic salmon; Jacking; Postsmolt maturation; Radiology; Vertebral deformities; X ray

Indexed keywords

MORPHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; SALMONID CULTURE; SEAWATER; SKELETON; TAGGING; X-RAY;

SALMO SALAR;

EID: 36649026342     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2007.07.009     Document Type: Article

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