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Use of Emetics to Collect Stomach Contents of Walleye and Largemouth Bass
Author(s) -
Jernejcic Frank
Publication year - 1969
Publication title -
transactions of the american fisheries society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.696
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1548-8659
pISSN - 0002-8487
DOI - 10.1577/1548-8659(1969)98[698:uoetcs]2.0.co;2
Subject(s) - bass (fish) , stomach , fishery , chemistry , veterinary medicine , zoology , biology , medicine , biochemistry
Three milliliters of arsenous acid were effective in causing walleye to regurgitate their stomach contents into the throat. Determinations using fluorescent dye in the arsenous acid indicated that 80% of the solution was expelled during the first 5 minutes. Residual arsenic in the fish flesh was well below recommended safe levels. Three milliliters of tartar emetic caused projectile vomiting in largemouth bass. In identical situations, tartar emetic would be more effective than arsenous acid. Apomorphine was not as effective as tartar emetic or arsenous acid.