Can the essential oil of Aloysia triphylla have anesthetic effect and improve the physiological parameters of the carnivorous freshwater catfish Lophiosilurus alexandri after transport?

• Published in: Aquaculture Vol. 481; pp. 184 - 190
• Main Authors: Becker, Alexssandro Geferson, Luz, Ronald Kennedy, Mattioli, Cristiano Campos, Nakayama, Cintia Labussière, de Souza e Silva, Walisson, de Oliveira Paes Leme, Fabíola, de Mendonça Mendes, Helena Correa Pinto, Heinzmann, Berta Maria, Baldisserotto, Bernardo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.12.2017
• Subjects: Anesthesia; Fish; Ion levels; Water parameters; Ion levels; Anesthesia; Fish; Water parameters

The Lophiosilurus alexandri is an important species to the Brazilian aquaculture. Moreover, the studies about the effects of essential oil (EO) of Aloysia triphylla in fish are almost absent. Thus, the aims of this study were: 1) to investigate the anesthetic effect of the EO of A. triphylla and, 2)...