The data file contains original data of fish survival described in the publication: : Ashrafi R, Sundberg L-R, Hyvärinen P, Karvonen A. Heterogeneity of the rearing environment enhances diversity of microbial communities in intensive farming. Animal Microbiome, doi:10.1186/s42523-024-00359-8 Authors and contact information: Roghaieh Ashrafi, University of Jyväskylä, Finland, roghaieh.ashrafi@jyu.fi Lotta-Riina Sundberg, University of Jyväskylä, Finland, lotta-riina.sundberg@jyu.fi Pekka Hyvärinen, Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), pekka.hyvarinen@luke.fi Anssi Karvonen, University of Jyväskylä, Finland, anssi.t.karvonen@jyu.fi Data file: Ashrafi et al. - mortality data.csv Variables: Trout population - indicates the fish population, Isojoki or Lestijoki Rearing treatment - indicates the rearing background of the fish, enriched or standard Tank ID - original number of fish tank Time of death (days) - day number of the bacterial outbreak when fish found dead, 1-22 Fish survival - 0=survived, 1=died

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