Recirculation anaesthesia for laboratory fish
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An economic reliable long-term recirculation anaesthesia system for laboratory fish is described. Anaesthesia of channel catfish ( Ictalurus punctatus Rafinesque) was induced within 60 s and was maintained for up to 40 min using tricaine methanesulphonate; recovery occurred within 30-60 s. Various surgical procedures were performed on the fish. No deaths were recorded. All water-quality parameters tested over 19 days use of the system remained stable except for total ammonia nitrogen and, by calculation, un-ionized ammonia which increased to a maximum of 0·23 mg/1.
2017 ◽
Vol 44
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pp. 638-642
2018 ◽
Vol 44
(4)
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pp. 660-669
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2018 ◽
Vol 126
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pp. 372-380
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1995 ◽
Vol 57
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pp. 156-160
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