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Effects of the first two months of ranching on the health of southern bluefin tuna Thunnus maccoyii
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Kirchhoff, NT and Leef, MJ and Ellis, D and Purser, J and Nowak, BF, Effects of the first two months of ranching on the health of southern bluefin tuna Thunnus maccoyii , Aquaculture, 315, (3-4) pp. 207-212. ISSN 0044-8486 (2011) [Refereed Article]
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DOI: doi:10.1016/j.aquaculture.2011.02.036
Abstract
A weekly monitoring project was designed to improve our understanding of the dynamics of southern bluefin
tuna health, immune response, and performance during the first two months of ranching. In addition, results
were compared to the data for wild fish to highlight any effects of captivity. Weight, length, condition index,
hemoglobin concentration, and immune response were all found to change significantly over this period. SBT
were found to be relatively healthy prior to a mortality event which resulted in a cumulative mortality of 8.5%.
The mortality event was associated with decreased hemoglobin concentrations and changes in immune
response.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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| Keywords: | Thunnus macoyii, Southern bluefin tuna, hemoglobin, lysozyme activity, alternative complement activity, Cardiocola forsteri |
| Research Division: | Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences |
| Research Group: | Fisheries Sciences |
| Research Field: | Fish Pests and Diseases |
| Objective Division: | Animal Production and Animal Primary Products |
| Objective Group: | Fisheries - Wild Caught |
| Objective Field: | Wild Caught Tuna |
| Author: | Kirchhoff, NT (Ms Nicole Kirchhoff) |
| Author: | Leef, MJ (Dr Melanie Leef) |
| Author: | Ellis, D (Ms Deanna Ellis) |
| Author: | Purser, J (Associate Professor John Purser) |
| Author: | Nowak, BF (Professor Barbara Nowak) |
| ID Code: | 71996 |
| Year Published: | 2011 |
| Web of Science® Times Cited: | 11 |
| Deposited By: | NC Marine Conservation and Resource Sustainability |
| Deposited On: | 2011-08-18 |
| Last Modified: | 2017-11-03 |
| Downloads: | 0 |
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