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Delousing behaviour of farmed ballan wrasse

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Leclercq E, Davie A & Migaud H (2013) Delousing behaviour of farmed ballan wrasse. [Video] 04.2013. http://vimeo.com/62555284

Abstract
Evidence of farmed wrasse picking sea-lice were captured within 20h of cohabitation between (1) Atlantic salmon infected with sea-lice (adult Lepeoptherius salmonis) and (2) farmed ballan wrasse not previously exposed to sea-lice.A total of 65 parasitic sea-lice were presented and cleared within 20h.54 lice were recovered as gut content at the end of the experiment.Water temperature was 7C

Keywords
Farmed ballan wrasse; delousing behavior; innate

Type of mediaVideo
StatusPublished
Publication date30/04/2013
PublisherVimeo

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Professor Herve Migaud

Professor Herve Migaud

Honorary Professor, Institute of Aquaculture