Anesthetic Activity of Clove Oil (Eugenol) on the Lake Van Fish (Chalcalburnus tarichi Pallas, 1811)

Authors : Ali ŞAHİN, Ertuğrul KANKAYA, Orhan YILMAZ, İdris TÜREL, Ahmet Cihat ÖNER

Pages : 175-176

Doi:10.36483/vanvetj.598527

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Publication Date : 2019-11-22

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The use of clove oil insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(eugenol); as an anesthetic for Lake Van fishinsert ignore into journalissuearticles values( Chalcalburnus tarichi );, an endemic cyprinid fish species ofLake Van basin, was examined. Induction times were determined to be ≥35, <4, <3, <2, < 2 and ≥1 min at 20, 40,50, 60, 80 and 100 mg/L clove oil concentrations, respectively. Recovery times upon 10 min of exposure to eugenol were determined respectively to be >3, >4,>3, >4,>6 and >8 min clove oil can be considered as a suitable anesthetic for Chalcalburnus tarichi and an optimum anesthetic concentration of 50 mg/L is recommended. 
Keywords : Anesthesia, Chalcalburnus tarichi, eugenol