Abnormal swimming behavior and increased deformities in rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss cultured in low exchange water recirculating aquaculture systems

Aquacultural Engineering

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 109-117

  Davidson, John ^a   Good, Christopher ^a   Welsh, Carla ^a   Summerfelt, Steven T ^a  

^a Freshwater Institute Shepherdstown   (United States)

Author keywords

Fish swimming behavior; Nitrate nitrogen; Potassium; Rainbow trout; Recirculating aquaculture systems; Skeletal deformity; Water exchange rate; Water quality

Indexed keywords

FISH SWIMMING; NITRATE NITROGEN; RAINBOW TROUT; RECIRCULATING AQUACULTURE SYSTEM; SKELETAL DEFORMITIES; WATER EXCHANGE RATE;

AQUACULTURE; LOADING; OZONE; OZONIZATION; POTASSIUM; WATER QUALITY;

OZONE WATER TREATMENT;

NITRATE; NITROGEN; OZONE; POTASSIUM; RECIRCULATING SYSTEM; RETENTION; SALMONID CULTURE; SKELETON; SWIMMING BEHAVIOR; WATER EXCHANGE; WATER QUALITY;

ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 82655181797     PISSN: 01448609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaeng.2011.08.005     Document Type: Article

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