Prevalence and seasonal variation of ectoparasites in cultured Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus in Saudi Arabia

Autor: El Amin M. Suliman, Ahmed H. Al-Harbi
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Journal of Parasitic Diseases. 40:1487-1493
ISSN: 0975-0703
0971-7196
DOI: 10.1007/s12639-015-0717-6
Popis: The prevalence, mean intensity and abundance of ectoparasites (monogeneans and trichodinids) from Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus were investigated during different seasons of two consecutive years, from January 2011 to December 2012. A total of 360 O. niloticus was collected from three fish farms located in the central region of Saudi Arabia. Prevalence, mean intensity and mean abundance of monogeneans on fish gills were found to be significantly (p
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