the parasite which causes Amoebic Gill Disease (AGD) of Atlantic salmon. With Phase-I efficacy completed, CSIRO has already received ethics approval for starting Phase-II, which will focus on fish ...

Amoebic gill disease, caused by the parasite Neoparamoeba perurans, poses significant health challenges to Atlantic salmon, leading to economic losses. Hence, in the dynamic field of aquaculture, ...

Tasmanian researchers have discovered wild fish have a natural resistance to a fatal gill disease which wreaks havoc with farmed atlantic salmon. Amoebic Gill Disease affects salmon farmed in salt ...

Other clinical pathology methods can be performed on site, such as microscopic checks for parasites in mucus samples. This ...

Researchers at CSIRO Marine Research have utilised genetic techniques to identify the microorganism that causes Amoebic Gill Disease. It turns out that the microorganism, Neoparamoeba ...

Production in Scotland, another key supplier, dropped 4 percent to 171,000 tons last year because of an outbreak of another parasitic ailment called amoebic gill disease, according to the Guardian.

The aquaculture sector in Scotland has been affected by serious problems with sea lice and amoebic gill disease and it's hoped that Pasturella Skyensis doesn't become a third major issue.