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A parasite survey of farmed Southern bluefin tuna, Thunnus maccoyii (Castelnau)
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posted on 2023-05-16, 16:12 authored by Deveney, M, Bayly, TJ, Johnston, CJ, Barbara NowakBarbara NowakFarmed Southern bluefin tuna (SBT) were examined for parasites. Samples of harvest fish, mortalities and some fish showing clinical signs of disease were investigated. Targeted screening was conducted for a scuticociliate, Uronema nigricans, the myxosporean Kudoa sp. and a sanguinicolid digenean, Cardicola forsteri. General parasitological investigation revealed a diverse parasite community of didymozoid digeneans, two species of copepods, a polyopisthocotylean monogenean and larval cestodes. Targeted screening for U. nigricans exposed a low prevalence, most probably due to a lack of sensitivity in the test method. Few of the parasites examined pose a risk to the health of farmed SBT. © 2005 Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
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Publication title
Journal of Fish DiseasesVolume
28Issue
5Pagination
279-284ISSN
0140-7775Department/School
Institute for Marine and Antarctic StudiesPublisher
Blackwell Publishing LtdPlace of publication
United KingdomRepository Status
- Restricted