Anaesthesia of farmed fish with special empasis on atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) and atlantic habibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus)

• Published in: Aquaculture
• Main Author: Zahl, Inger Hilde
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: The University of Bergen 2011
• Subjects: VDP::Mathematics and natural science: 400::Zoology and botany: 480::Marine biology: 497; VDP::Agriculture and fishery disciplines: 900::Fisheries science: 920; Norway; Slaughter; atlantic cod; Atlantic salmon; Gadus morhua; Salmo salar
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1956/4731

During the life cycle as farmed animals there are numerous situations where fish are subjected to handling and confinement. Netting, weighing, sorting, vaccination, transport and, at the end, slaughter are common events under farming conditions. As research animals fish may also undergo surgical pro...