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Anaesthetic and Sedative Techniques for Aquatic Animals
Lindsay G. Ross (Author), Barbara Ross (Author)
9781405149389, Wiley
Hardback, published 30 May 2008
240 pages
25.2 x 18 x 1.8 cm, 0.699 kg
"The authors have written a useful, compact handbook on the anaesthesia and sedation of aquatic animals." Aquaculture International
The second edition of Anaesthetic and Sedative Techniques for Aquatic Animals provided the fisheries and aquaculture industry with vital information on the use of sedation and anaesthetics in the avoidance of stress and physical damage, which can easily be caused by crowding, capture, handling, transportation and release. Now fully revised and expanded, the third edition has maintained its accessible format and incorporates much new emphasis on: • Fish pain and welfare: a rapidly developing area of interest and debate Personnel involved in the aquaculture industry including fish farmers, fish veterinarians, fisheries scientists and fish biologists along with small animal veterinarians, animal laboratory managers and government and regulatory personnel will find this book a valuable and practical resource.
• Anaesthesia and legislation: with an international perspective
1. Introduction. 2. Defining stress in aquatic animals. 3. Pain in aquatic animals. . 4. The nature of anaesthesia, sedation and analgesia. . 5. The features of anaesthetic agents and their legal use. . 6. Anaesthesia and Legislation. . 7. Factors affecting the response of aquatic ectotherms to anaesthesia. . 8. Anaesthesia of fish. I. Inhalation anaesthesia. . 9. Anaesthesia of fish. II. Inhalation anaesthesia using gases. . 10. Anaesthesia of fish. III. Parenteral and oral anaesthesia. . 11. Anaesthesia of fish. IV. Non chemical methods. . 12. Anaesthesia of Aquatic Invertebrates. . 13. Anaesthesia of Amphibians and Reptiles. 14. Transportation and anaesthesia. 15. Concluding remarks
Subject Areas: Agriculture & farming [TV]
