M. Powell, D. Speare, N. Macnair
Aug 1, 1994
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Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
Abstract
Chloramine-T is a commonly used therapeutic agent for the treatment of bacterial gill and skin diseases in the intensive aquaculture of salmonids; however, little is known about its effects on healthy fish. Juvenile rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) were exposed weekly to 5, 10, and 20 mg active chloramine-T ingredient∙L−1 in a 20-tank replicate flow-through facility. Control fish were treated with tank water only. Growth parameters and haematocrits were taken twice weekly and serum biochemistry was measured on termination of the experiment. Absolute growth rates were suppressed but only statistically significantly in fish treated with 20 mg chloramine-T∙L−1 compared with controls. Fish exposed to 10 and 20 mg chloramine-T∙L−1 showed significant predisposition to an erosive dermatitis of the caudal fin which appeared to be caused by opportunistic pathogens of the genus Pseudomonas spp. and Flavobacter spp. Haematocrits decreased in controls and ail treatments. A significant concentration-dependent decre...