Treatment of diplomonad intestinal parasites with magnesium sulphate at a commercial rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) facility.

Autor: St-Hilaire S; Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island, 550 University Avenue, Prince Edward Island C1A 4P3 (St-Hilaire, Price, Groman); North Rustico, Prince Edward Island C0A 1N0 (Taylor)., Price D; Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island, 550 University Avenue, Prince Edward Island C1A 4P3 (St-Hilaire, Price, Groman); North Rustico, Prince Edward Island C0A 1N0 (Taylor)., Taylor S; Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island, 550 University Avenue, Prince Edward Island C1A 4P3 (St-Hilaire, Price, Groman); North Rustico, Prince Edward Island C0A 1N0 (Taylor)., Groman D; Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island, 550 University Avenue, Prince Edward Island C1A 4P3 (St-Hilaire, Price, Groman); North Rustico, Prince Edward Island C0A 1N0 (Taylor).
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne [Can Vet J] 2015 Aug; Vol. 56 (8), pp. 876-8.
Abstrakt: Rainbow trout (average weight of 2 g) in fresh water experienced high mortality and were infected with a diplomonad intestinal parasite. Tanks of fish experienced an immediate reduction in mortality after an in-feed treatment with 3% Epsom salts for 2 d. Treatments had to be applied several times, but in each case there was a similar reduction in mortality.
Databáze: MEDLINE