Humane killing of fishes for scientific research: a comparison of two methods.
Two killing methods were compared on the clupeid, bony bream Nematolosa erebi and it was found that ice-slurry immersion was more humane than benzocaine overdose. The use of ice-slurry for killing N. erebi should be accepted as a standard humane method and considered similarly for other warm-water species.
Blessing
J J
JJ
Queensland Department of Environment and Resource Management, 120 Meiers Rd, Indooroopilly, QLD 4068, Australia. Joanna.Blessing@derm.qld.gov.au
Marshall
J C
JC
Balcombe
S R
SR
D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal; D001566:Benzocaine; D037901:Euthanasia, Animal / Q000941:ethics / Q000379:methods*; D005399:Fishes / Q000502:physiology; D005615:Freezing; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012107:Research Design; D013312:Stress, Physiological
D001566:Benzocaine