Electrical and percussive stunning of the common carp (Cyprinus carpio L.): Neurological and behavioural assessment

Aquacultural Engineering

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 171-179

  Lambooij, E ^a   Pilarczyk, M ^b   Bialowas, H ^b   van den Boogaart, J G M ^a   van de Vis, J W ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Polish Academy of Sciences   (Poland)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Common carp; Cyprinus carpio L.; ECG; EEG; Electrical stunning: concussion stunning

Indexed keywords

COMMON CARP; PERCUSSIVE STUNNING METHODS; SCISSOR-MODEL; SLAUGHTER;

ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; NEUROLOGY;

AQUACULTURE;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CURRENT VELOCITY; CYPRINID; DELTA; ELECTRICAL PROPERTY; NEUROLOGY; TOOL USE;

CYPRINIDAE; CYPRINUS CARPIO;

EID: 34447324677     PISSN: 01448609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaeng.2007.04.004     Document Type: Article

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