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Effect of Different Methods of Killing Atlantic Salmon on Whole‐Body Concentrations of Selected Electrolytes
Author(s) -
Perry Cynthia M.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
journal of aquatic animal health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.507
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 1548-8667
pISSN - 0899-7659
DOI - 10.1577/1548-8667(1990)002<0154:eodmok>2.3.co;2
Subject(s) - salmo , juvenile , fish <actinopterygii> , biology , sodium , fishery , sulfate , zoology , juvenile fish , anatomy , chemistry , ecology , organic chemistry
Juvenile Atlantic salmon Salmo salar (mean total length, 44 mm) were killed by an overdose of tricaine (MS‐222) or quinaldine sulfate, or by a blow to the head. Comparisons of whole‐body concentrations of Na + , K + , Mg 2+ , and Ca 2+ were made among fish killed by the different methods. The sodium concentration in fish killed with quinaldine sulfate was significantly lower than that in fish killed by the other methods. There were no significant differences in the concentrations of the other cations among treatments.