Humane killing of fishes for scientific research: a comparison of two methods |
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| Authors: | J. J. Blessing J. C. Marshall S. R. Balcombe |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Queensland Department of Environment and Resource Management, 120 Meiers Rd, Indooroopilly, QLD 4068, Australia;2. Australian Rivers Institute, Griffith University, Nathan, QLD 4111, Australia |
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| Abstract: | 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. |
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| Keywords: | anaesthetic benzocaine ethics euthanasia ice‐slurry Nematalosa erebi |
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