Rozas-Serri, Marco https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1693-7178
Ildefonso, Ricardo
Peña, Andrea
Jaramillo, Victoria
Correa, Rodolfo
Barrientos, Soraya
Muñoz, Ariel
Maldonado, Lucerina
Peñaloza, Estefanía
Funding for this research was provided by:
Corporación de Fomento de la Producción (17PIDE-80705)
Article History
Received: 22 August 2024
Accepted: 12 November 2024
First Online: 21 January 2025
Declarations
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: Ethical review and approval of this study was waived because it was conducted with coho salmon populations farmed on a commercial scale. Thus, the fish were being farmed under the zootechnical, sanitary and animal welfare protocols of each of the producing companies, which have Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) and Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certifications. The research team of this study was limited to collecting the fish and taking samples at each farm, but did not intervene in the productive management of the animals. Fish were anesthetized with benzocaine prior to tissue sampling at each checkpoint and farm. Euthanasia was performed by overdose anesthesia. Every effort was made to minimize animal suffering.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.