Recent Publications

Fringuelli, E., Gordon, A., Rodger, H. D., Welsh, M. & Graham, D. A. (2012) Detection of Neoparamoeba perurans by duplex quantitative Taqman real time PCR in formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded Atlantic salmonid gill tissues. Journal of Fish Diseases (in press).

Fringuelli, E., Savage, P. D., Gordon, A., Baxter, E. J., Rodger, H. D. & Graham, D. A. (2012) Development of a quantitative real time PCR for the detection of Tenacibaculum maritimum and its application to field samples. Journal of Fish Diseases (in press).

Mitchell, S. O., Baxter, E. J., Holland, C. & Rodger, H. D. (2012) Development of a novel histopathological gill scoring protocol for assessment of gill health during a longitudinal study in marine-farmed Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar). Aquaculture International doi: 10.1007/s10499-012-9504-x.

Mitchell, S. O., Baxter, E. J. & Rodger, H. D. (2011) Gill pathology in farmed salmon associated with jellyfish Aurelia aurita. Veterinary Record, 169, 609, doi: 10.1136/vr.100045.

Baxter, E. J., Rodger, H. D., McAllen, R. & Doyle, T.K. (2011) Gill disorders in marine-farmed salmon: investigating the role of hydrozoan jellyfish. Aquaculture Environment Interactions, 1, 245 – 257.

Rodger, H. D., Murphy, K., Mitchell, S. O. & Henry, L. (2011) Gill disease in marine-farmed Atlantic salmon at four farms in Ireland. Veterinary Record, 168, 668, doi: 10.1136/vr.d3020.

Rodger, H. D. & Mitchell, S. O. (2011) Cardiac abnormalities and salmonid alphavirus (SAV) infection in farmed Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar). Fish Veterinary Journal, 12, 28 – 32.

Baxter, E. J., Sturt, M. M., Ruane, N. M., Doyle, T. K., McAllen, R., Harman, L. & Rodger, H. D. (2011) Gill damage to Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar, caused by the common jellyfish, Aurelia aurita, under experimental challenge. PLoS ONE, 6, (4), e18529.

Mitchell, S. O. & Rodger, H. D. (2011) A review of infectious gill disease in marine salmonid fish. Journal of Fish Diseases, 34, 411 – 432.

McLeary, S., Ruane, N. M., Cheslett, D., Hickey, C., Rodger, H. D., Geoghegan, F. & Henshilwood, K. (2011) Detection of koi herpesvirus (KHV) in koi carp (Cyprinus carpio L.) imported into Ireland. Bulletin of the European Association of Fish Pathologists, 31, 124 – 128.

Rodger, H. D., Henry, L. & Mitchell, S. O. (2011) Non-infectious gill disorders of marine salmonid fish. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, 21, 423 – 440.

Mitchell, S. O., Steinum, T., Rodger, H., Holland, C., Falk, K. & Colquhoun, D. J. (2010) Epitheliocystis in Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L., farmed in freshwater in Ireland is associated with “Candidatus Clavochlamydia salmonicola” infection. Journal of Fish Diseases, 33, 665 – 673.

Graham, D. A., Fringuelli, E., Wilson, C., Rowley, H. M., Brown, A., Rodger, H., McLoughlin, M. F., McManus, C., Casey, E., McCarthy, L. J. & Ruane, N. M. (2010) Prospective longitudinal studies of salmonid alphavirus infections on two Atlantic salmon farms in Ireland; evidence for viral persistence. Journal of Fish Diseases, 33, 123 – 135.

Fringuelli, E., Rowley, H. M., Wilson, J. C., Hunter, R., Rodger, H. & Graham, D. A. (2008) Phylogenetic analyses and molecular epidemiology of European salmonid alphaviruses (SAV) based on partial E2 and nsP3 gene nucleotide sequences. Journal of Fish Diseases, 31, 811 – 823.

Rodger, H. D. & Girons, A. (2008) Diseases and health management in perch farming. Fish Veterinary Journal, 10, 9 – 18.

Rodger, H. D. & Colquhoun, D. J. (2008) Clinical vibriosis in farmed Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) in Ireland. The Veterinary Record, 162, 94 – 95.

Rodger. H. D. (2007) Erythrocytic inclusion body syndrome virus in wild Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L. Journal of Fish Diseases, 30, 411 – 418.

Rodger, H. D. (2007) Gill disorders: an emerging problem for farmed Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) in the marine environment? Fish Veterinary Journal, 9, 38 – 48.

Rodger, H. & Mitchell, S. (2007) Epidemiological observations of pancreas disease in Ireland. Journal of Fish Diseases, 30, 157 – 167.

Mitchell, S. & Rodger, H. (2007) Pathology of wild and cultured fish affected by a Karenia mikimotoi bloom in Ireland, 2005. Bulletin of the European Association of Fish Pathologists, 27, 39 – 42.