Naas, Christopher; Kappe, Alexander; Schmidt-Posthaus, Heike; Lichtenecker, Markus (2023). Application of UV-C irradiation prevented a severe outbreak of proliferative kidney disease in rainbow trout aquaculture. Diseases of aquatic organisms, 155, pp. 103-108. Inter-Research 10.3354/dao03744
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There is an urgent need to establish protocols on how to protect salmonids in aquaculture
from outbreaks of proliferative kidney disease (PKD). For this purpose, systems for a continuous
application of peracetic acid (PAA, 0.1 mg l−1) and of ultraviolet C light (UV-C, 323.5−
158.6 mW s cm−2) were installed in the inlet of raceway-channels within a sub-unit of a commercial
rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss farm. After 127 d of rearing, a fish health examination
was conducted. Fish in the control and PAA treatment groups showed signs of PKD. In contrast,
fish in the UV-C treatment group showed almost no signs of disease based on clinical examinations
and necropsy. This observation indicates that UV-C irradiation could be a promising tool to
protect fish from PKD in the future.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
05 Veterinary Medicine > Department of Infectious Diseases and Pathobiology (DIP) 05 Veterinary Medicine > Department of Infectious Diseases and Pathobiology (DIP) > Center for Fish and Wildlife Health (FIWI) |
UniBE Contributor: |
Schmidt-Posthaus, Heike |
Subjects: |
600 Technology > 630 Agriculture 500 Science > 570 Life sciences; biology 500 Science > 590 Animals (Zoology) 600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health |
ISSN: |
0177-5103 |
Publisher: |
Inter-Research |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Pamela Schumacher |
Date Deposited: |
14 Sep 2023 14:49 |
Last Modified: |
14 Sep 2023 14:49 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.3354/dao03744 |
PubMed ID: |
37650481 |
BORIS DOI: |
10.48350/186316 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/186316 |
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