Logistic regression of some risk factors underlying the outbreak of streptococcusis in rainbow trout (Onchorhynchus mykiss) farms in Haraz River, Mazandaran Province, Iran

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Streptococcusis is the one of the most important bacterial fish diseases with outbreak in
rainbow trout farms in Iran. The fish farmers have been largely suffered from huge economic
losses due to the Streptococcusis outbreaks in different rainbow trout farms in Iran. The present
study assessed the effects of some environmental risk factors on incidence of streptococcusis in
rainbow trout farms in Haraz River in Mazandaran Province, Iran. A suit of environmental
factors including water temperature, nitrite, nitrate, ammonium, water turbidity, DO, water Debi
and total count of bacteria were explored as influential factors. Fish and water samples were
randomly collected from 10 farm on a monthly basis throughout a year. Isolation and
recognition of strep strains were made using biochemical and PCR tests and the data were
analyzed by logistic regression method. According to the results, 20% of the differences were
explained by the logistic model. Management of these factors might decline the rate of disease
outbreak.

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Iranian Scientific Fisheries Journal
Volume 22, Issue 3 - Serial Number 84
May and June 2013
Pages 60-73

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