Article
Short-term starvation at low temperature prior to harvest does not impact the health and acute stress response of adult Atlantic salmon
2017-03-01
Abstract excerpt
Period of starvation is regarded as a sound practice in aquaculture prior to handling, transportation and harvest, to minimise impacts on welfare and ensure proper hygiene after harvest. However, documentation of welfare issues such as stress following starvation and handling in adult Atlantic salmon are lacking. This study aimed to examine gut emptying and potential stress during a two weeks starvation period, an...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 370f02aa-9ae1-557b-a95d-6aa038ea8729
- DOI
- 10.7287/peerj.preprints.2837v1
