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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1977-2-24
pubmed:abstractText
The coccidian parasite Eimeria gadi was found in the haddock, Melanogrammus aeglefinus, taken from the Nova Scotian fishing banks. The haddock infection rates ranged from a high of 58% on Emerald Bank to a low of 4% on Georges Bank, the average being 32%. There was no relationship between sex and degree or prevalence of infection. Although the probability of an occurrence of infection increased with size, small fish with heavy infections were observed. The degree of infection had no apparent effect on the condition factor (length/weight) of the fish. The infection rate reached a maximum in the fall of the year while the heaviest infections were observed in the spring. It is evident from the data that the infection is fatal. The parasite mass, appearing as a creamy viscous to a yellow semisolid material in the swimbladder, consisting of various parasite stages, fibrous and cellular debris, and lipid material. Some aspects of the sporocyst stage are described. No other gadoids from the Nova Scotian banks were found to be infected; however, a single specimen of the fourbeard rockling, Enchelyopus cimbrius, from St. John's, Newfoundland, was found to be heavily infected with E. gadi.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0022-3921
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
23
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
564-71
pubmed:dateRevised
2003-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1976
pubmed:articleTitle
Prevalence and morphology of Eimeria gadi (Fiebiger, 1913) in the haddock.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article