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MALADIE SAC BLEU [1 record]

Record 1 2018-03-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Diseases
  • Fish
  • Aquaculture
DEF

A form of dropsy in which the yolk sac is visible as a blue-grey coloration caused by exposure of developing eggs or fry to waters containing too much nitrogen gas (which can be due to pump malfunction).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies des animaux
  • Poissons
  • Aquaculture
DEF

Forme d'hydropsie qui se caractérise par la coloration bleu-gris du sac vitellin due au contact des œufs ou des alevins avec des eaux contenant un excès d'azote gazeux (pouvant être attribuable à un mauvais fonctionnement des pompes).

Spanish

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