Amoebic gill disease (AGD), the long-term solution.

Looks like genetic selection is the way to forge ahead as a way to avoid the costly freshwater baths and production losses (reduced appetite, poor feed conversion, poor growth rates, mortalities, etc.). Good one!

Aquaculture
Volume 365, Number 18 (October 2012)
	Genetic variation in parasite resistance of Atlantic salmon to amoebic gill disease over multiple infections
	Authors:	Peter D. Kube, Richard S. Taylor, Nicholas G. Elliott
	Author Affiliations:	no affiliations available
	Source:	Aquaculture, Volume 365, Number 18 (October 2012)
	Page Numbers:	165 – 172
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	Abstract:	Genetic selection is being developed as a management tool for the control of amoebic gill disease (AGD) in Atlantic salmon. AGD is caused by an external gill parasite and is an animal health issue that results in significant economic loss to the Tasmanian salmon industry. This paper presents genetic parameters for AGD resistance, describes patterns of genetic variation over multiple infection cycles, and discusses the development of a selective breeding program to exploit this variation.
	Citation:	Peter D. Kube, Richard S. Taylor, Nicholas G. Elliott . Genetic variation in parasite resistance of Atlantic salmon to amoebic gill disease over multiple infections. Aquaculture, Volume 365, Number 18 (October 2012), pp. 165-172, <http://ejournals.ebsco.com/direct.asp?ArticleID=400DB0C52F19EFF6B346&gt;
	URL:	http://ejournals.ebsco.com/direct.asp?ArticleID=400DB0C52F19EFF6B346

 
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