Increased dietary availability of selenium in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) improves its plasma antioxidant capacity and resistance to infection with Piscirickettsia salmonis

Increased dietary availability of selenium in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) improves its plasma antioxidant capacity and resistance to infection with Piscirickettsia salmonis

Abstract Salmonid Rickettsial Septicaemia (SRS), caused by Piscirickettsia salmonis, is the most important infectious disease in the Chilean salmon farming industry. An opportunity to control this disease is to use functional micronutrients to modulate host mechanisms of response to the infection. S...

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Main Authors: Javiera Pérez-Valenzuela, Madelaine Mejías, Daniela Ortiz, Pablo Salgado, Liliana Montt, Ignacio Chávez-Báez, Francisca Vera-Tamargo, Dinka Mandakovic, Jurij Wacyk, Rodrigo Pulgar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-05-01
Series:Veterinary Research
Subjects:
Piscirickettsia salmonis
Selenium
Diet
Salmonid
Infection
Host-directed therapy
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13567-021-00930-0

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13567-021-00930-0

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