@article{article_357640, title={Identification and Treatment of Hexamitiasis Observed in Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) Fry}, journal={Journal of Anatolian Environmental and Animal Sciences}, volume={3}, pages={4–8}, year={2018}, DOI={10.35229/jaes.357640}, author={Balta, Fikri and Dengiz Balta, Zeynep}, keywords={Trout,protozoan parasite,diagnosis,treatment}, abstract={<p> <span lang="tr" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;" xml:lang="tr">In
this study, hexamitiasis which is a fatal disease in 0.5-10g of rainbow trout
fry in different fish farms in the Eastern Black Sea Region of Turkey was
investigated between 2006 and 2016. </span> <span lang="tr" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;" xml:lang="tr">A total of 360 diseased fish was examined </span> <span lang="tr" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;" xml:lang="tr">monthly </span> <span lang="tr" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;" xml:lang="tr">. The </span> <span class="hps"> <span lang="tr" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;" xml:lang="tr">highest
mortality rate in fish </span> </span> <span lang="tr" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;" xml:lang="tr"> was observed in </span> <span class="hps"> <span lang="tr" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;" xml:lang="tr">spring
and </span> </span> <span lang="tr" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;" xml:lang="tr"> <span class="hps">autumn
months </span> </span> <span lang="tr" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;" xml:lang="tr"> and
their infestation continued </span> <span class="hps"> <span lang="tr" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;" xml:lang="tr">throughout the year </span> </span> <span lang="tr" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;" xml:lang="tr">. </span> <span lang="tr" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;" xml:lang="tr"> </span> <span lang="tr" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;" xml:lang="tr">Diagnosis was made by observation of the hexamita
in feces contents from gut in light microscopy. Different chemotherapeutics
such as albendazol, </span> <span class="ft"> <span lang="tr" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;" xml:lang="tr">metronidazole, </span> </span> <span lang="tr" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;" xml:lang="tr"> trichlorfon, <span class="ft"> toltrazuril and </span> </span> <span lang="tr" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;" xml:lang="tr"> magnesium sulphate were applied on rainbow trout ( </span> <i> <span lang="tr" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;" xml:lang="tr">Oncorhynchus
mykiss </span> </i> <span lang="tr" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;" xml:lang="tr">) fry for
treatment of infestation. Albendazol and </span> <span class="ft"> <span lang="tr" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;" xml:lang="tr">metronidazole were founded as the most effective
treatment. </span> </span> <br /> </p>}, number={1}, publisher={Bülent VEREP}