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Humane killing of fishes for scientific research: a comparison of two methods
J J Blessing1, J C Marshall, S R Balcombe
1Queensland Department of Environment and Resource Management, 120 Meiers Rd, Indooroopilly, QLD 4068, Australia. Joanna.Blessing@derm.qld.gov.au
Journal of Fish Biology
|June 19, 2010
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.
