Live chilling of turbot and subsequent effect on behaviour, muscle stiffness, muscle quality, blood gases and chemistry
Abstract During the commercial slaughter of farmed turbot (Scophthalmus maximus) , a total of 67 fish were, on six occasions, removed from their rearing conditions at 14°C and put, as is standard commercial practice, into chilled seawater (-1.5 to -0.8°C) to monitor behavioural, muscular, osmoregula...
Published in: | Animal Welfare |
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Main Authors: | , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press (CUP)
2009
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s096272860000004x https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S096272860000004X |