Fish Welfare has each chapter of its book written by specialists in their field.
Fish Welfare is an essential purchase for fish veterinarians, fish farmers, fish biologists and those involved in the aquaculture industry and its regulation.
Contents
General Fish Welfare
- What is animal welfare?
- Welfare and fish
- The stress response in fish - mechanisms, effects and measurement
- Pain and fear in fish
- Can fish suffer?
- Welfare legislation applying to farmed fish in UK
Aquaculture and fish welfare
- Fish farmer’s perspective of welfare
- Stocking density
- Fin erosion in farmed fish
- The influences of water quality on the welfare of farmed rainbow trout: a review
- Welfare of fish during transport
- Disease control, vaccination and medicine availability related to welfare
- Deformities
- Welfare of Fish at Harvest
- The use of stakeholders focus groups to identify indicators for the on-farm assessment of trout welfare
Ornamental fish and welfare
- The welfare of ornamental fish
Index
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