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    Stress Physiology of Fish: DR Neil Hazon/Prof Chris Todd

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    BL4250

    Biology
    (Bi*olo*gy) n. [Gr. life + -logy: cf. F.
    biologie.]
    The science
    science of
    of life
    life; that branch of knowledge which treats of
    living matter as distinct from matter which is not living; the
    study of living tissue. It has to do
    with the origin, structure, development, function, and
    distribution of animals and plants.

    Stress physiology of fish


    Dr Neil Hazon/Prof Chris Todd

    Introduction

    Adult sea lice infesting a wild salmon. The juvenile stages of sea lice are
    attached to the host fish. The later preadult and adult stages become mobile and graze the skin of the fish causing lesions and bleeding. Lesions
    initiate stress and also expose the host to other pathological secondary
    infections.

    This module will:


    1. Define the concept of stress and show how stress can
    be determined in fish
    2. Describe the endocrine components of the primary,
    secondary and tertiary stress responses
    3. Discuss different environmental stressors for salmonid
    fish, including host-parasite interactions. Different
    stages of the life cycle for both fish and parasite
    will be considered in terms of the level of parasitic
    infestation to initiate a stress response
    4. Assess various real life situations that cause stress to
    fish in the aquaculture industry and ways to
    minimise stress
    5. Consider the implications of stress for fish welfare and
    husbandry, and on profitability of the
    aquaculture industry

    Learning objectives

    1. Understanding of the stress concept


    2. Knowledge of the initiation, and endocrine control
    of, the stress response
    3. Understanding how stressors interact, and the
    consequences they cause in real life situations such
    as the aquaculture industry
    4. Development of skills in literature searching, review
    and assimilation from a diverse range of primary
    sources

    Stress hormone (cortisol) titres in sea trout infested with sea lice.
    Predicted mean values ( 95%confidence intervals) for plasma cortisol at
    4 fixed lice loadings. Cortisol increases in the 30 and 50 lice.fish-1 groups
    compared to control (zero lice) fish, but only after lice moult to the mobile
    stages after day 10.

    General Reading
    Wendelaar Bonga, S.E. 1997. The stress response in fish. Physiological
    Reviews 77: 591-625
    Wells, A., Grierson, C., Marshall, L., Mackenzie, M,L., Russon, I.,
    Reinhardy, H., Sivertsgrd, R., Bjrn, P., Finstad, B., Bonga, S., Todd,
    C,D. and Hazon, N. (2007). Physiological consequences of premature
    freshwater return for wild sea trout (Salmo trutta) post smolts infested
    with sea lice (Lepeophtheirus salmonis). Canadian Journal of Fisheries
    and Aquatic Science 64: 1-10

    Teaching Format

    Staff - Hazon 70% Todd 30%


    Semester - First semester (2008/9 onwards)
    Teaching Structure - Weekly discussion seminars 2 hours
    per week
    Assessment - 100% Open-book Exam (students will
    have access to their individual notebook during the
    examination)

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