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Histopathology of broken‐back syndrome in channel catfish
Author(s) -
Miyazaki T.,
Plumb J. A.,
Li Y. P.,
Lovell R. T.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
journal of fish biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1095-8649
pISSN - 0022-1112
DOI - 10.1111/j.1095-8649.1985.tb04305.x
Subject(s) - catfish , biology , histopathology , atrophy , anatomy , dysplasia , pathology , pancreas , ossification , endocrinology , fish <actinopterygii> , fishery , medicine , genetics
Channel catfish, Ictdurus punctatus , were fed a vitamin C‐free diet under laboratory conditions. Specimens with ‘broken‐back’ syndrome had vertebral injury due to osteoporosis, abnormally increased ossification, and dysplasia. There was also impairment of systemic collagen fibres and atrophy of the pancreas and haemopoietic tissue.