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A nutritional additive increases survival and reduces parasitism in Nile tilapia during masculinisation

Published: September 29, 2014
Summary
Ectoparasites are key agents responsible for causing diseases in farmed fish. The Nile tilapia, in particular, has been shown to be susceptible to infestation by trichodinids and monogeneans. These agents are the main parasites that impact super-intensive tilapia culture, although other ectoparasites may also be involved, such as Epistylis, Apiosoma, Chilodonella, Ichthyophthirius, Ichthyobodo, C...
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Santiago Benites de Pádua
Aquivet Saúde Aquática
Roney Nogueira de Menezes Filho
Aquivet Saúde Aquática
Marco Antônio de Andrade Belo
Unicastelo
Unicastelo
Mariana Midori Nagata
Alltech
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Huynh Duc Thien
13 de agosto de 2015
Is a nutrional additive increases survival and reducee parasitism in other fish kinds? Have you traeted it with BIoMos or Actigent ( Altech Co. - USA ) ? i think : the result is the same yours !
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