Two vials ready for the centrifuge

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Laura Mahoney/USFWS

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Public Domain
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Two vials filled with ovarian fluid have been spun in a centrifuge, and the red dots that remain are the cells, proteins and bacteria present in the fluid. Fish health biologists can use this pellet to study the health of adult salmon.
Ecosystem
River/stream
Subject tags
Anadromous fish
Animal health
Fish hatcheries