Assessing the effects of a chronic stressor, stocking density, on welfare indicators of juvenile African catfish, Clarias gariepinus Burchell

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 115, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 233-243

  van de Nieuwegiessen, Pascal G ^a   Boerlage, Annette S ^a   Verreth, Johan A J ^a   Schrama, Johan W ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

African catfish; Behaviour; Clarias gariepinus; Stocking density; Stress response; Welfare

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; GROWTH RESPONSE; HANDLING STRESS; JUVENILE; STOCKING DENSITY; TELEOST;

CLARIAS GARIEPINUS;

EID: 55049112372     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2008.05.008     Document Type: Article

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