FVS-522: Differential diagnosis of ulcerative skin lesions in sea-reared Atlantic salmon

Presenter: Dr. Virginia Iglesias

Date: May 6, 2021 Time: 01:30 PM UTC

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A variety of agents may cause lesions in skin, fins and eyes under farming conditions. However, due to the natural fish response to insults, these lesions appear nonspecific and, despite thorough diagnostic effort, the primary causative agent(-s) remain unknown. The aim of this presentation is to provide an overview of the most common causes of skin erosive/ulcerative pathology in Atlantic salmon reared in sea cages to improve diagnosis, classification, and control measures.

Presentation Learning Objectives:

  1. Understand the pathogenesis involved in skin ulcers.
  2. Classification of skin ulcers for disease diagnosis.
  3. Use of appropriate disease control measures.

Speaker Bio:

Virginia is a member of the Veterinary Team of PHARMAQ Analytiq in Scotland. She graduated as a veterinarian from University of Murcia (Spain) and followed up with the completion of a MSc in Aquatic Veterinary Studies from the University of Stirling’s Institute of Aquaculture. She currently covers a variety of fish health requests both in freshwater and seawater stages of salmonid species, mainly Atlantic salmon and rainbow trout.