Percussion and electrical stunning of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) after dewatering and subsequent effect on brain and heart activities

Aquaculture

Volumn 300, Issue 1-4, 2010, Pages 107-112

  Lambooij, E ^a   Grimsbo E ^b   de Vis, J W van ^a   Reimert, H G M ^a   Nortvedt, R ^b   Roth, B ^c  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c NOFIMA   (Norway)

Author keywords

Atlantic salmon; Behaviour; ECG; EEG; Electrical stunning: percussion stunning; Percussion stunning; Salmo salar

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BLOOD; BRAIN; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; DEWATERING; ELECTRICITY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; PRESSURE EFFECT; SALMONID CULTURE;

SALMO SALAR;

EID: 76049109928     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2009.12.022     Document Type: Article

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