Field Trial B: eDNA Screening for Pathogens in Norwegian Salmon Farms

Environmental DNA (eDNA) results from a screening of Norwegian Atlantic salmon farms presumed non-infected with the parasite <i>Ph. atlanticus</i>. The dataset is a 5.5 KB Excel file authored by David A. Strand and last updated in April 2026. Clinical state evaluations were reported by individual farm fish health personnel following the eDNA analysis.

Use Cases

• Assess the performance of eDNA screening for pathogen detection in aquaculture based on the described field trial.
• Compare reported clinical states from farm personnel with eDNA results to evaluate diagnostic concordance.
• Study baseline pathogen presence in farms presumed non-infected, as indicated in the description.

Strengths

• Data is openly licensed under CC-BY-4.0, permitting reuse and redistribution.
• Clinical evaluations were provided by on-site farm fish health personnel, offering ground-level context.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The dataset is very small (5.5 KB), indicating limited scope.

Provenance

Source

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Collection Method

Environmental DNA (eDNA) screening and subsequent clinical evaluation by farm personnel.

Time Range

Field trial date is not specified.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04 27 17:44:39; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Norwegian Atlantic salmon farms.