title: [Pain and suffering in fish].
abstract: The question on the capability of fish to feel pain and of suffering are still subject of discussion nowadays. In the article presented, the information available in the literature to date is summarised. Based on this knowledge, the conclusion is drawn that fish are capable of feeling pain and that they are able to suffer in the sense of the word as used in the German animal welfare law.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Zoologie, Fischereibiologie und Fischkrankheiten, Tierärztlichen Fakultät, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Oidtmann
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Hoffmann
mesh_terms: D000827:Animal Welfare / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D000818:Animals; D001341:Autonomic Nervous System / Q000502:physiology; D005399:Fishes / Q000502:physiology*; D005858:Germany; D010146:Pain / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000662:veterinary*; D013312:Stress, Physiological / Q000662:veterinary
vernacular_title: Schmerzen und Leiden bei Fischen.