Olfactory nerve response of masu salmon (Oncorhynchus masou Brevoort) and rainbow trout (O. mykiss Walbaum) to clove oil and MS-222 |
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Authors: | Yuzo Yamamoto,Carol A Woody,Takayuki Shoji,& Hiroshi Ueda |
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Affiliation: | Division of Biosphere Science, Graduate School of Environmental Science, Hokkaido University, Hokkaido, Japan; Fisheries Research and Consulting, Anchorage, AK, USA; Department of Fisheries, School of Marine Science and Technology, Tokai University, Shizuoka, Japan; Laboratory of Aquatic Bioresources and Ecosystem Conservation, Field Science Center for the Northern Biosphere, Hokkaido University, Hokkaido, Japan |
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Abstract: | Two anaesthetics, clove oil and methane sulphonate (MS-222), were examined for their effects on the olfactory nerve response of masu salmon ( Oncorhynchus masou Brevoort) and rainbow trout ( O. mykiss Walbaum). Exposing both species to clove oil for 3 min at concentrations of 50 and 100 mg L−1, or for 10 min at 50 mg L−1, did not significantly reduce their olfactory response. Directly applying clove oil anaesthesia to the olfactory epithelium significantly reduced olfactory response though after 20 min, olfactory response recovered to 70% and 52% of pre-treatment levels in masu salmon and rainbow trout respectively. Compared with the post-anaesthetic recovery of responses after clove oil (50 mg L−1), buffered MS-222 (100 mg L−1) with NaHCO3 (100 mg L−1), and unbuffered MS-222 (100 mg L−1) treatment for 3 min, the response after MS-222 treatment declined gradually and significantly, but not after clove oil and MS-222+NaHCO3 treatments. Clove oil appears to be an effective and relatively safe anaesthetic for salmonids with little long-term impact on their olfactory response, which plays a crucial role in their life history. |
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Keywords: | clove oil MS-222 anaesthetic salmon olfactory nerve response |
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