Percussive stunning of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and the relation between force and stunning

Aquacultural Engineering

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 192-197

  Roth, Bjorn ^a   Slinde, Erik ^b   Robb, David H F ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^d CARGILL INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Atlantic salmon; Fish; Percussive stunning; Unconsciousness; Welfare

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; HARVESTING;

ATLANTIC SALMON; EYE BURSTS; EYE INJURIES; PERCUSSIVE STUNNING;

AQUACULTURE;

AUTOMATION; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; FISHERY PRODUCTION; HARVESTING; SALMONID;

BIODIVERSITY; HARVESTING;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

SALMO SALAR; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 33846828752     PISSN: 01448609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaeng.2006.11.001     Document Type: Article

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