Effect of electric field strength and current duration on stunning and injuries in market-sized atlantic salmon held in seawater

North American Journal of Aquaculture

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 8-13

  Roth, Bjorn ^a   Imsland, Albert ^a   Moeller, Dag ^a   Slinde, Erik ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

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SALMO SALAR;

EID: 0037254056     PISSN: 15222055     EISSN: 15488454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/1548-8454(2003)065<0008:EOEFSA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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