Anaesthetic and Sedative Techniques for Aquatic Animals Review

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(More customer reviews)Reprinted with permission from the International Journal of Recirculating Aquaculture, Volume 10, June 2009 - [...]

The third edition of this book is a welcomed revision of the expanding literature on anesthesia, sedation and euthanasia methods used in aquatic animals.Chapters cover such topics as defining and identifying stress in aquatic animals, an introductory overview of anesthesia principles, factors affecting anesthesia in aquatic animals, the use of anesthesia in the transportation of aquatic animals, and chapters on anesthesia of fish, amphibians and reptiles, and selected aquatic invertebrates. The book provides a brief overview of international regulations with respect to the use, food safety and environmental safety of these chemicals and techniques. The two major advancements of the book are the addition of a chapter on pain in fish and the revision of the chapters on anesthesia techniques in fish. Taking into consideration the expanding field of animal welfare, the authors include a new chapter summarizing the current literature on nociception in aquatic animals, and supports the conclusion of many researchers that even though aquatic animals may not perceive or experience pain in the same manner as higher vertebrates, the precautionary principles should be adopted when utilizing potentially stressful or painful techniques. The revised chapters on individual anesthetic compounds categorized by route of administration (inhalation, oral, parenteral) have been completely reorganized and expanded to incorporate essential new information and updated references. Each anesthetic compound described has detailed information on the chemical nomenclature, structure, mode of action and recommended dosages. In addition, pertinent safety and toxicology information is included for each compound. As in the past edition, the book includes a chapter on non-chemical methods of anesthesia such as hypothermia and electroanesthesia. Unfortunately, and most likely due to a paucity of available literature, this section is not revised significantly and still avoids discussing these techniques in terms of current animal welfare considerations. Another minor deficiency of the book is the use of photographs from the older edition, for instance the authors could have added more up-to-date photographs of the anesthesia machine (Fig. 8.6) and IM injection of fish (Fig. 10.3), and several photographs depict handling fish and amphibians bare-handed without protective gloves (Figs. 8.3 and 13.1). The authors should have also included the more current 2007 reference to the AVMA Guidelines on Euthanasia instead of the 2001 reference. Aside from these few shortcomings, the book is an easy-to-follow, well-written treatise on anesthesia of aquatic animals. Compared to the previous edition, the publisher has set this work in a much more acceptable layout and font for ease of reading. Thus, this book remains an essential resource for anyone working with aquatic animals including primarily fish, but also amphibians, reptiles and aquatic invertebrates and will serve as a practical guide for veterinarians, researchers, and personnel in fisheries, aquaculture, and aquarium settings.

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The second edition of Anaesthetic and Sedative Techniques for Aquatic Animals provided the fisheries and aquaculture industry with vital information on the use of sedation and anaesthetics in the avoidance of stress and physical damage, which can easily be caused by crowding, capture, handling, transportation and release.

Now fully revised and expanded, the third edition has maintained its accessible format and incorporates much new emphasis on:

* Fish pain and welfare: a rapidly developing area of interest and debate
* Anaesthesia and legislation: with an international perspective

Personnel involved in the aquaculture industry including fish farmers, fish veterinarians, fisheries scientists and fish biologists along with small animal veterinarians, animal laboratory managers and government and regulatory personnel will find this book a valuable and practical resource.

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