Clinical methods for the assessment of the effects of environmental stress on fish health /
by Gary A. Wedemeyer, William T. Yasutake.

Description

Main Author

Wedemeyer, Gary A.

Related Names

Yasutake, William T., joint author.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Language(s)

English

Published

Washington : U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, 1977.

Subjects

Fishes > Fishes / Effect of water pollution on.
Fishes > Fishes / Diseases.
Fishes > Fishes / Effect of water pollution on.
Fishes > Fishes / Diseases.

Summary

Clinical methods are presented for biological monitoring of hatchery and native fish populations to assess the effects of environmental stress on fish health. The choice of methods is based on the experience of the authors and the judgment of colleagues at fishery laboratories of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Detailed analysis methods, together with guidelines for sample collection and for the intrepretation of results, are given for tests on blood (cell counts, chloride, cholesterol, clotting time, cortisol, glucose, hematocrit, hemoglobin, lactic acid, methemoglobin, osmolality, and total protein); water (ammonia and nitrate content); and liver and muscle (glycogen content).

Physical Description

18 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.

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