Abstract:In the present study, it was attempted to quantify sea lice grazing in lumpfish by using a recently published qPCR assay. This method utilizes a small aliquot (10 µL) of the stomach fluid of the lumpfish which can be collected using a sterile, 85 mm long pipette tip. We tested if repetitive sampling of stomach fluid influenced growth and survival in the sampled fish. The test lumpfish were sampled for stomach fluid at 6-16 days intervals for 95 days. No mortalities were recorded during the test period and ther… Show more
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