Insights into the concept of fish welfare

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 165-171

  Volpato, Gilson Luiz ^a   Gonçalves de Freitas, Eliane ^a   Fernandes de Castilho, Marisa ^b  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aquaculture; Consciousness; Fish; Pain; Preference; Sentience; Stress; Welfare

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; AQUACULTURE; ETHICS; FISH; PHYSIOLOGY;

EID: 34250316627     PISSN: 01775103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/dao075165     Document Type: Review

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