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Infectious pancreatic necrosis virus: experimental infection of goldsinny wrasse, Ctenolabrus rupestris L. (Labridae)

The use of wrasse as cleaner fish in farming of Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L., is now widespread in Scotland, Ireland and Norway, but little is known about the susceptibility of these fish to the common pathogens of cage‐cultured salmon. The susceptibility of goldsinny wrasse, Ctenolabrus rupestri...

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Published in:Journal of fish diseases 1998-11, Vol.21 (6), p.399-406
Main Authors: Gibson, D. R., Smail, D. A., Sommerville, C.
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Language:English
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Summary:The use of wrasse as cleaner fish in farming of Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L., is now widespread in Scotland, Ireland and Norway, but little is known about the susceptibility of these fish to the common pathogens of cage‐cultured salmon. The susceptibility of goldsinny wrasse, Ctenolabrus rupestris L., to infectious pancreatic necrosis virus (IPNV) was investigated. Captive‐bred C. rupestris were infected with IPNV‐Sp (Shetland strain) using a bath challenge method. Two infection doses were used, low (4.1 × 105 pfu mL−−1) and high (2.4 × 106 pfu mL−−1), with two replicates for each experiment. Bathing times were 1 h for the low dose and 5 h for the high dose. A maximum prevalence of infection (30%) was seen 2 weeks post‐infection in replicate 1 of the low dose experiment and was accompanied by low tissue titres. The tissue titres dropped to an undetectable level by 4 weeks post‐infection. In the high dose experiment, a high prevalence of infection was seen along with moderate titres in tissues as well as a marked pathological response. Both prevalence and intensity declined rapidly and the fish recovered. In the high dose experiment, faecal titres followed the same pattern as those in the tissues. The implications for the use of wrasse in the farming of Atlantic salmon are discussed.
ISSN:0140-7775
1365-2761
DOI:10.1046/j.1365-2761.1998.00114.x