Investigational use of metomidate hydrochloride as a shipping additive for two ornamental fishes

Journal of Aquatic Animal Health

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 133-139

  Kilgore, Kathy Heym ^a   Hill, Jeffrey E ^a   Powell, James F F ^b,c   Watson, Craig A ^a   Yanong, Roy P E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Syndel Laboratories Ltd   (Canada)

^c Fidelis Aquaculture Management   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHOCENTRUS NIGROFASCIATUS; CICHLIDAE; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; PISCES; POECILIA SPHENOPS;

HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT; ISONIPECOTIC ACID; METOPIMAZINE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CICHLID; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; DRUG EFFECT; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CICHLIDS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; ISONIPECOTIC ACIDS; POECILIA; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 74949106817     PISSN: 08997659     EISSN: 15488667     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/H08-030.1     Document Type: Article

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