Application of UV-C irradiation prevented a severe outbreak of proliferative kidney disease in rainbow trout aquaculture

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)

Division/Institute:

05 Veterinary Medicine > Department of Infectious Diseases and Pathobiology (DIP)
05 Veterinary Medicine > Department of Infectious Diseases and Pathobiology (DIP) > Institute 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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