05/13/2018 / By Ralph Flores
Researchers have found that vaccines used in commercial fish farming do not fend off disease. The findings of the study, led by the University of Waterloo in Canada and the Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaiso and University of Valparaiso in Chile, were published in Scientific Reports.
Researchers believe that understanding these elements will improve the welfare of farmed fish worldwide.
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Journal Reference:
Figueroa C, Bustos P, Torrealba D, Dixon B, Soto C, Conejeros P, Gallardo JA. COINFECTION TAKES ITS TOLL: SEA LICE OVERRIDE THE PROTECTIVE EFFECTS OF VACCINATION AGAINST A BACTERIAL PATHOGEN IN ATLANTIC SALMON. Scientific Reports. 2017;7(1). DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-18180-6
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Atlantic salmon, bacterial infection, bacterial pathogen, Caligus rogercresseyi, coinfection, Piscirickettsia salmonis, sea louse, vaccinated fish, vaccines
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