Scottish Marine and Freshwater Science Vol 2 No 3: Bacterial Kidney Disease: Assessment of Risk to Atlantic Salmon Farms from Infection in Trout Farms and Other Sources

DescriptionScottish Marine and Freshwater Science Vol 2 No 3: Bacterial Kidney Disease: Assessment of Risk to Atlantic Salmon Farms from Infection in Trout Farms and Other Sources
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Official Print Publication Date
Website Publication DateApril 21, 2011

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Alexander G. Murray 1, Lorna A. Munro 1, I. Stuart Wallace 1, Edmund J. Peeler 2 and Mark A. Thrush 2
1 Marine Scotland Science Marine Laboratory, Aberdeen
2 Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Weymouth

ISBN 978 1 78045 190 9 (Web only publication)
ISSN 2043 7722
DPPAS 11590

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Contents

1 Objectives
2 Introduction
3 Literature Review
4 Scottish Data on BKD Outbreaks
5 Scottish BKD Surveillance: Routine and Contact Tracing
6 BKD in England and Wales
7 Routes of Transmission
8 Risk Analysis
9 Discussion
10 Conclusions
Bibliography
11 Appendix 1

Marine Scotland is the directorate of the Scottish Government responsible for the integrated management of Scotland's seas. Marine Scotland Science (formerly Fisheries Research Services) provides expert scientific and technical advice on marine and fisheries issues. Scottish Marine and Freshwater Science is a series of reports that publish results of research and monitoring carried out by Marine Scotland Science. These reports are not subject to formal external peer-review.

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