Stress in African catfish (Clarias gariepinus) following overland transportation

Fish Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 33-44

  Manuel, Remy ^a   Boerrigter, Jeroen ^a   Roques, Jonathan ^a   van der Heul, Jan ^b   van den Bos, Ruud ^a   Flik, Gert ^a   van de Vis, Hans ^b  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

African catfish; Allostasis; Cortisol; Stress; Transport; Welfare

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CLARIAS GARIEPINUS;

FATTY ACID; HYDROCORTISONE;

ANIMAL; AQUACULTURE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CATFISH; GILL; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; SKIN; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; WATER QUALITY;

ANIMALS; AQUACULTURE; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CATFISHES; FATTY ACIDS, NONESTERIFIED; GILLS; HYDROCORTISONE; SKIN; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; TRANSPORTATION; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 84893694971     PISSN: 09201742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10695-013-9821-7     Document Type: Article

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