Welfare of Fish During Transport

Fish Welfare

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 185-194

  Southgate, Peter J ^a  

^a Fish Vet Group   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atlantic salmon; Dissolved oxygen; Transport of live fish; Transport systems; Well boats

Indexed keywords

EID: 58149309149     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470697610.ch11     Document Type: Chapter

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