The effects of Propiscin (etomidate) on the behaviour, heart rate, and ventilation of common carp, Cyprinus carpio L.

Abstract

Anaesthetics are used in aquaculture to facilitate various routine handling procedures, such as weighing, sorting, collection of spawning material, tagging or veterinary treatments The most widely used anaesthetics include MS-222 (tricaine methanesulphonate), benzocaine, etomidate, metomidate, phenoxyethanol, quinaldine, and quinaldine sulphate (Gomuka and Antychowicz 1999). In Poland, Propiscin has recently become a commonly used agent.