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Clove Oil: An Alternative Anaesthetic for Aquaculture
Author(s) -
Taylor Peter W.,
Roberts Steven D.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
north american journal of aquaculture
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.432
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 1548-8454
pISSN - 1522-2055
DOI - 10.1577/1548-8454(1999)061<0150:coaaaf>2.0.co;2
Subject(s) - oncorhynchus , sturgeon , rainbow trout , chinook wind , fishery , biology , acipenser , aquaculture , trout , zoology , fish <actinopterygii>
The anesthetic properties of clove oil were tested on chinook salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytscha , coho salmon O. kisutch , rainbow trout O. mykiss , and white sturgeon Acipenser transmontanus. The median lethal concentrations for a 10‐min exposure were 62 mg/L for chinook salmon, 96 mg/L for coho salmon, 250 mg/L for rainbow trout, and 526 mg/L for white sturgeon. A dosage of 25 mg/L was effective in anaesthetizing all species for 120 min without mortality.