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202
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Trout, Rainbow Freshwater
Early nephrocalcinosis
Kidney
High CO2 levels
High CO2 levels
100% of fish affected; could retard growth. Most rainbow trout reared in hard water are affected to some degree.
Histology showed interesting lesions in muscle mucosa of intestine - whorls of phagocytic cells surrounded by fibrous capsule. Round basophilic material in cells and associated with lesions. Some kidneys from 6 month old fish included with three month old material.
Not recorded
Southern England
UK
D. Bucke
7/20/1981