TY  - JOUR
T1  - Using Salt-Enriched Diets to Reduce Stress in Trout
AU - , Agnes M. Vanderpool AU - , Richard J. Strange AU - , Amanda E. Smith AU - , Henry G. Kattesh 
JO  - Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances
VL  - 4
IS  - 1
SP  - 22
EP  - 27
PY  - 2005
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1680-5593
DO  - javaa.2005.22.27
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=javaa.2005.22.27
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AB  - Chronically stressful conditions in fish culture facilities can lead to outbreaks of disease and reductions in growth and performance. A secondary response to stress in fish is the sudden and significant loss of plasma chloride ions, a condition known as hypochloremia. This loss of plasma chloride has been implicated as a cause of mortality in severely stressed fish. The effect of increased dietary salt on reducing hypochloremia in rainbow trout (Onchorynchus mykiss) subjected to a confinement challenge was investigated. Experimental diets included added NaCl or CaCl2. Trout fed salt-enriched diets suffered less hypochloremia in the early hours or confinement. Trout fed a higher level of NaCl had significantly higher recovery plasma chloride levels post-stress. Salt-enriched diets containing moderate levels of NaCl may offer some benefit in recovering trout that have been exposed to stress.
ER  -