JOURNAL OF LIMNOLOGY AND FRESHWATER FISHERIES RESEARCH, cilt.6, sa.1, ss.25-29, 2020 (Hakemli Dergi)
In this study, physiological responses of brook trout (Salmo trutta fario) were
researched after the different stunning methods with biochemical enzymes. Icy
water, electroshock, CO2, hypoxia, and head hitting were tried as stunning
techniques to 75 fish and the alterations in the blood biochemistry parameters
were analyzed. Alkaline phosphates (ALP), and amylase (AMS) were found as not
statistically important, but alanine transaminases (ALT), aspartate transaminases
(AST), creatin chitinase (CK), CK-MB (one of the CK isoenzymes), gamma
glutamil transferase (GGT) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) levels were
important (p<0.05). According to these results, the different stunning techniques
affected the stress levels and physiological situations of brook trout. The study
findings showed that killing techniques resulting in a shorter period were more
suitable for animal welfare