Use of a mathematical model to describe the epidemiology of Lepeophtheirus salmonis on farmed Atlantic salmon Salmo salar in the Hardangerfjord, Norway

Aquaculture

Volumn 320, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 164-170

  Gettinby, George ^a   Robbins, Chris ^b   Lees, Fiona ^a   Heuch, Peter A ^c   Finstad, Bengt ^d   Malkenes, Ragnild ^e   Revie, Crawford W ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b Grallator   (United Kingdom)

^c NORWEGIAN VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Norway)

^d NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^e Hardanger Fish Health Network   (Norway)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Lepeophtheirus salmonis; Mathematical model; Multiple treatment types; Norway; Salmon farms

Indexed keywords

EPIDEMIOLOGY; FISHERY PRODUCTION; LOUSE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARASITE INFESTATION; SALMONID FISHERY; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; STOCK MARKET;

HARDANGERFJORDEN; HORDALAND; NORWAY;

LEPEOPHTHEIRUS SALMONIS; PHTHIRAPTERA; SALMO SALAR;

EID: 80054048076     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2011.03.017     Document Type: Article

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