Effects of clove oil on the stress response of matrinxã (Brycon cephalus) subjected to transport

By L. Inoue, L. Afonso, G. Iwama, G. Moraes. 2005

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Fish transport is one of the most stressful procedures in aquaculture facilities. The present work evaluated the stress response of matrinxa to transportation procedures, and the use of clove oil as an alternative to reduce the stress response to transport in matrinxa (Brycon cephalus). Clove oil solutions were tested in concentrations of 0, 1, 5 and 10 mg/L during matrinxa transportation in plastic bags, supplied with water and oxygen as the usual field procedures in Brazil. Clove oil reduced some of the physiological stress responses (plasma cortisol, glucose and ions) that we measured. The high energetic cost to matrinxa cope with the transport stress was clear by the decrease of liver glycogen after transport. Our results suggest that clove oil (5 mg/l) can mitigate the stress response in matrinxa subjected to transport.

Subfields: Aquatic Science, Immunology, Nature and Landscape Conservation

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