Journal of Aquaculture Research & Development

Department of Fisheries Management, Laboratory of Aquaculture and Demography of Aquatic Resources, Institute of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, University of Douala, Douala, Cameroon

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• Research Article   
  Endogenous Factors Associated To Anatomo-Pathological Lesions of Cultured Fish Species in the West Region of Cameroon
  Author(s): Derrick Fabrice Ngueguim*, Marc Kenmogne Kouam, Georges Fonkwa, Hermann Bridget Katte, Jacques Nack and Julius Awah-Ndukum
  
  The study of anatomo-pathological lesions carried out on fish cultured and delivered for human consumption is essential. These lesions are an indication of pathologies which can impacted human health status. It is in this light that this study was carried out on 2254 farmed fish specimens collected in the West Region of Cameroon, for better understanding of the diseases affecting fish and improvement of fish production. Macroscopic and histological examination of fish specimens revealed various anatomical pathologies in various parts of the body. Haemorrhagic lesions (19.0%), Erosion (18%), body deformities (1.1%) and color changes (0.6%) were observed, as well as cases of exophthalmia (0.2%). In the same vein, abnormalities of liver and gonad were found (1,3% and 2% respectively). Fish species and sex did not have a significant influence on the prevalence of the pathologies observed .. View more»
  

  DOI: 10.35248/2155-9546.23.14.807

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