The Effects of Acute Stress on Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)

Authors

AYŞEGÜL KUBİLAY
GÜLŞEN ULUKÖY

Abstract

The physiological effects of acute stressors (transport, handling, netting and confinement) on rainbow trout in an aquaculture system were investigated. Serum cortisol level, serum glucose and lysozyme activity were determined in rainbow trout stressed by acute stressors, and compared with those of unstressed (control) fish. Serum cortisol, glucose levels and lysozyme activity were significantly higher(P

DOI

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Keywords

Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), acute stress, serum, cortisol, glucose, lysozyme activity

First Page

249

Last Page

254

Recommended Citation

KUBİLAY, A, & ULUKÖY, G (2002). The Effects of Acute Stress on Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Turkish Journal of Zoology 26 (2): 249-254. https://doi.org/-