Table 3. Parasite prevalence (P) (95% confidence interval), mean intensity (I) (95% confidence interval) and mean abundance (A) (95% confidence interval) in ranched SBT at transfer and week 6 of ranching in the near shore and off shore cohorts.
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Transfer | Week 6 | |||||
P (%) | I | A | P (%) | I | A | |
Caligus spp. | 0.0 (0.0-29.1)b | 0.0 (na) | 0.00 (0.00-0.00)b | 55.0 (32.0-75.6)a | 1.2 (1.0-1.6) | 0.65(.35-1.00)a |
Hexostoma | 10.0 (.5-44.6) | 1.0 (0.0-1.0) | 0.10 (0.00-0.30) | 15.0 (4.2-37.2) | 2.0 (1.0-2.7) | 0.30 (0.00-0.75) |
Pseudocycnus | 40.0 (15.0-70.9) | 3.0 (1.5-5.0) | 1.20 (0.30-1.80) | 15.0 (4.2-37.2) | 1.0 (0.0-1.0) | 0.15 (0.00-0.30) |
Euryphorus | 20.0 (3.7-55.4) | 2.5 (1.0-2.5) | 0.50 (0.00-1.70) | 25.0 (10.4-47.5) | 1.2 (1.0-1.4) | 0.30 (0.10-0.55) |
Cardicola forsteri | 20.0 (3.7-55.4)b | 1.0 (na)b | 0.20 (0.00-0.40)b | 85.0 (62.8-95.8)a | 4.2 (3.1-5.8)a | 3.55 (2.35-4.95)a |
Different letters denote significant differences over time within each treatment. * denotes statistical differences between the offshore cohort and the near shore control cohort.