Injuries and deformities in fish: Their potential impacts upon aquacultural production and welfare

Fish Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 61-83

  Noble, Chris ^a   Jones, Hernán A Cañon ^b   Damsgård, Børge ^a   Flood, Matthew J ^c   Midling, Kjell Ø ^a   Roque, Ana ^d   Sæther, Bjørn Steinar ^a   Cottee, Stephanie Yue ^e  

^a NOFIMA   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL HEALTH AND MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (Australia)

^d Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries Sant Carles de la Rápita   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aquaculture; Deformities; Fish welfare; Injuries; Production

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL WELFARE; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; EYE INJURY; FIN (ORGAN); FISH; FOOD INDUSTRY; INJURY; MOUTH; MOUTH DISEASE; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SKIN;

ANIMAL FINS; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; EYE INJURIES; FISHERIES; FISHES; MOUTH; MOUTH ABNORMALITIES; SKIN; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84856782371     PISSN: 09201742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10695-011-9557-1     Document Type: Review

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