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Humane killing of fishes for scientific research: a comparison of two methods
Author(s) -
Blessing J. J.,
Marshall J. C.,
Balcombe S. R.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of fish biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1095-8649
pISSN - 0022-1112
DOI - 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2010.02633.x
Subject(s) - biology , benzocaine , slurry , fishery , zoology , engineering , neuroscience , environmental engineering
Two killing methods were compared on the clupeid, bony bream Nematolosa erebi and it was found that ice‐slurry immersion was more humane than benzocaine overdose. The use of ice‐slurry for killing N. erebi should be accepted as a standard humane method and considered similarly for other warm‐water species.