Factors affecting the susceptibility of salmonid fish to disease

Pickering, A.D. (1989) Factors affecting the susceptibility of salmonid fish to disease. In: Fifty-seventh annual report for the year ended 31st March 1989. Ambleside, UK, Freshwater Biological Association, pp. 61-80. (Annual Report, Freshwater Biological Association, Ambleside)

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Abstract

A review article discussing the degree of susceptibility of fish to outbreaks of disease and whether, besides from changes in the physical and chemical characteristics of the environment, this susceptibility is instrumental in determining whether or not pathogenic challenge results in disease. The article summarises a decade of work on this subject at the Windermere laboratory of the Freshwater Biological Association and suggests possible directions for future research. The article covers experimental design, effects of environmental stress (including discussion on the hypothalamic-pituitary-interrenal (HPI) axis in salmonid fish), sexual maturation, research areas for future development and evolutionary considerations. There are a number of accompanying figures and images.

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