Aquaculture, which constitutes one of the largest food production sectors in the world, is
preferably practiced with natural organic products rather than with synthetic chemicals or …

Blood analyses provide substantial information about the physiological aspects of animal
welfare assessment, including the activation status of the neuroendocrine and immune …

With the continued growth of the aquaculture industry and increasing scientific discussion
over the potential for negative events to give rise to suffering, research into the welfare of …

Human beings may affect the welfare of fish through fisheries, aquaculture and a number of
other activities. There is no agreement on just how to weigh the concern for welfare of fish …

As aquaculture continues to grow and intensify, there is an increasing public concern over
the welfare of farmed fish. Stress and production‐related pathologies and repressed growth …

Previous reviews of stress, and the stress hormone cortisol, in fish have focussed on
physiology, due to interest in impacts on aquaculture production. Here, we discuss cortisol in …

Behaviour is a significant indicator of health in animals and understanding behaviour is the
key to good management. Animal behaviour and animal welfare science are fast becoming …

Salmon may sense and respond to a range of environmental variables within sea-cages,
including light, temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, water currents and certain chemical …

Aquaculture is emerging as one of the most viable and promising enterprises for kee**
pace with the surging need for animal protein, providing nutritional and food security to …

The welfare of farmed fish is a subject of increasing interest and one of the principal areas of
concern is stocking density. The present study stocked juvenile rainbow trout in triplicate in …