Eggs stronger in encounters with lice

Tests on three year classes of farmed Atlantic salmon point to the fact that there is great variation in how well various salmon families tackle salmon lice, according to research from Nofima.

Technicians Ingrid Strømmen Stadsnes and Trond Erlandsen at Averøy count lice on salmon from SalmoBreed. Credit: Bjarne Gjerde, Nofima

Tests on three year classes of farmed Atlantic salmon point to the fact that there is great variation in how well various salmon families tackle salmon lice, according to research from Nofima.