• Sustained swimming increases the mineral content and osteocyte density of salmon vertebral bone 

      Totland, Geir K.; Fjelldal, Per Gunnar; Kryvi, Harald; Løkka, Guro; Wargelius, Anna; Sagstad, Anita; Hansen, Tom; Grotmol, Sindre (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011-05-25)
      This study addresses the effects of increased mechanical load on the vertebral bone of post-smolt Atlantic salmon by forcing them to swim at controlled speeds. The fish swam continuously in four circular tanks for 9 weeks, ...