Parasite treatment compound
AssigneeUniversity of Maine System Board of Trustees
InventorsDeborah A. Bouchard, Ian Bricknell
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Abstract
Methods for the removal of parasites from fish are disclosed, which comprise treatment with an aqueous solution comprising an ionic compound. Certain embodiments of the methods further comprise mechanical treatment.
Claims36
A method for facilitating removal a parasite attached to a fish comprising
- treating the fish with an aqueous solution comprising an ionic compound, wherein the treating does not significantly harm or kill the fish.
The method of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the fish is a salmon, carp, tilapia, catfish, halibut, cod, swordfish, haddock, bass, grouper, trout, and/or tuna.
The method of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the step of treatment with an aqueous solution comprises placing the fish in the aqueous solution for about 60 minutes or less.
The method of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the step of treatment with an aqueous solution comprises placing the fish in the aqueous solution for about 45 minutes or less.
The method of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the step of treatment with an aqueous solution comprises placing the fish in the aqueous solution for about 30 minutes or less.
The method of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the step of treatment with an aqueous solution comprises placing the fish in the aqueous solution for about 20 minutes or less.
The method of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the step of treatment with an aqueous solution comprises placing the fish in the aqueous solution for about 15 minutes or less.
The method of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the step of treatment with an aqueous solution is placing the fish in the aqueous solution for about 5 minutes.
The method of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the ionic compound is a potassium salt.
The method of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the ionic compound is a chloride salt.
The method of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the ionic compound is potassium chloride.
The method of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the aqueous solution comprises two or more ionic compounds.
The method of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the aqueous solution comprises seawater.
The method of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the aqueous solution comprises freshwater.
The method of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the ionic compound is present in the aqueous solution at a concentration of about 100 ppt or less.
The method of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the ionic compound is present in the aqueous solution at a concentration of about 50 ppt or less.
The method of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the ionic compound is present in the aqueous solution at a concentration of about 25 ppt or less.
The method of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the ionic compound is present in the aqueous solution at a concentration of about 10 ppt or less.
The method of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the ionic compound is present in the aqueous solution at a concentration of about 5 ppt or less.
The method of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the ionic compound is present in the aqueous solution at a concentration of about 4 ppt.
The method of any one of the preceding claims, further comprising a step of agitating a surface of the fish.
The method of any one of the preceding claims, further comprising
- placing the fish in a controlled environment, and
- measuring the parasite concentration in the controlled environment both before treatment with the ionic compound and after treatment with the ionic compound.
A method for facilitating removal of a parasite attached to a fish comprising treating the fish with an aqueous solution comprising an ionic compound at a concentration of between about 1-5 ppt.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.