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Stress response of Salmo salar (Linnaeus 1758) when heavily infested by Caligus rogercresseyi (Boxshall & Bravo 2000) copepodids.
González, Margarita P; Vargas-Chacoff, Luis; Marín, Sandra L.
Afiliação
  • González MP; Programa de Doctorado en Ciencias de la Acuicultura, Universidad Austral de Chile, Los Pinos s/n, Balneario Pelluco, Puerto Montt, Chile. margaritapgg@hotmail.com.
  • Vargas-Chacoff L; Instituto de Acuicultura, Universidad Austral de Chile, Los Pinos s/n, Balneario Pelluco, Puerto Montt, Chile. margaritapgg@hotmail.com.
  • Marín SL; Instituto de Ciencias Marinas y Limnológicas, Universidad Austral de Chile, Independencia 641, Valdivia, Chile.
Fish Physiol Biochem ; 42(1): 263-74, 2016 Feb.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26394864
ABSTRACT
The year-round presence of ovigerous females of the parasite Caligus rogercresseyi in the fish farms of southern Chile results in a continuous source of the copepodid (infestive) stage of this louse. The short generation time in spring-summer could lead to high abundances of this copepodid, potentially leading to high infestation levels for fish. Knowing how heavy lice infestations affect Salmo salar can help determine how to time antiparasitic treatments so as to both minimize the treatment impact and reduce lice infestation levels for fish. This study aimed to describe the effects of high infestations of the copepodid stage of C. rogercresseyi on the physiology of S. salar. Two groups of S. salar were used an infested group (75 copepodids per fish) and a control group (not infested). Sixty-five days after the first infestation, the infested fish group was re-infested at an infestation pressure of 200 copepodids per fish. Sampling was done prior to and following the second infestation, at 56 and 67 days (the latter 2 days following the second infestation). Several physiological variables were measured cortisol (primary stress response) and glucose, proteins, amino acids, triglycerides, lactate, osmolality levels, and number and diameter of skin mucous cells (secondary stress responses). The plasma cortisol, glucose, and triglyceride levels were altered in the heavily infested fish, as was the diameter of skin mucous cells. These results suggest that heavy infestations of C. rogercresseyi lead to an acute stress response, metabolic reorganization, and increased mucus production in S. salar under heavy infestation conditions.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Estresse Fisiológico / Salmo salar / Copépodes / Ectoparasitoses / Doenças dos Peixes Limite: Animals Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2016 Tipo de documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Estresse Fisiológico / Salmo salar / Copépodes / Ectoparasitoses / Doenças dos Peixes Limite: Animals Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2016 Tipo de documento: Article