Recent developments and improvements in ornamental fish packaging systems for air transport

Aquaculture Research

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 923-935

  Lim, Lian Chuan ^a   Dhert, Philippe ^b   Sorgeloos, Patrick ^c  

^a Agri food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore   (Singapore)

^b INVE Technolgoies NV   (Belgium)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Air transport; Fish packaging; Nutritional prophylaxis; Ornamental fish; Post shipment mortality; Stress resistance

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; FISH CULTURE; ORNAMENTAL SPECIES; TRANSPORTATION;

ANIMALIA; POECILIA RETICULATA;

EID: 0141857818     PISSN: 1355557X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2109.2003.00946.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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