Use of salt to control ichthyophthiriosis and prevent saprolegniosis in silver perch, Bidyanus bidyanus

Aquaculture Research

Volumn 39, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1175-1180

  Mifsud, Charlie ^a   Rowland, Stuart J ^a  

^a NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diseases; Ichthyophthiriosis; Salt; Saprolegniosis; Silver perch; Therapeutant

Indexed keywords

CILIATE; DISEASE CONTROL; FISH CULTURE; FUNGAL DISEASE; MORTALITY; PERCID; PH; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SURVIVAL;

BAIRDIELLA CHRYSOURA; BIDYANUS BIDYANUS; CILIOPHORA; FUNGI; ICHTHYOPHTHIRIUS MULTIFILIIS; PROTOZOA; SAPROLEGNIA; SAPROLEGNIA PARASITICA;

EID: 48749084057     PISSN: 1355557X     EISSN: 13652109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2109.2008.01981.x     Document Type: Article

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