Huaping Zhu

Mar 9, 2023 | frontiersin.org | Gian Enrico |Laura Boyle |Marce Herrera |Huaping Zhu

1. IntroductionIn aquaculture, handling, food deprivation, and very high stocking density can induce stress (1). The alteration of health status of farmed fish can be evaluated by analyzing plasma parameters (2–6). Stress conditions could modify the production of skin mucus and its composition, negatively affecting fish welfare (7).