The use of electronarcosis as anaesthetic in the cichlid, Oreochromis mossambicus (Peters). III. The effects of changing physical and electrical parameters on the narcotizing ability of half-wave rectified currents.
The narcotizing potential of various rectified current configurations on Oreochromis mossambicus was investigated. A 50 Hz, 200 Vp. half-wave rectified current, applied for 30 s, was found to be a suitable configuration for electronarcosis.
Barham
W T
WT
Tilapia Research Unit, University of Zululand, Kwa Dlangezwa.
Schoonbee
H J
HJ
Visser
J G
JG
D000762:Anesthesia Recovery Period; D000818:Animals; D004560:Electricity; D004580:Electronarcosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D010471:Perches / Q000502:physiology*; D010473:Perciformes / Q000502:physiology*; D013696:Temperature; D013997:Time Factors