Off the hook

Salmon swimming

As Vince McDonagh reports, a study by Norway’s Institute of Marine Research has added to the evidence that farmed salmon are not spreading diseases to their wild counterparts.

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Concern as BKD spreads in central Norway

Bacterial kidney disease (BKD) has been detected at several locations in central Norway since the start of the year, the country’s Veterinary Institute has reported, and its spread is slightly puzzling marine veterinarians. Salmon farms are mainly being affected but there has been at least one incident involving a trout farm. The development is the…

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