THE USE OF SELECTED ANAESTHETIC DRUGS IN SEARCH OF A METHOD FOR IMPROVING EARTHWORMS’ WELFARE

THE USE OF SELECTED ANAESTHETIC DRUGS IN SEARCH OF A METHOD FOR IMPROVING EARTHWORMS’ WELFARE

This paper describes selected effects of body contact of earthworms Dendrobaena veneta Rosa with local anaesthetic (LA) drugs used for human anesthesia (lidocaine and prilocaine) and anaesthetics for aquatic animals (MS-222). The findings showed safe and effective immobilization of earthworms with p...

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Main Authors: Agnieszka Podolak-Machowska, Joanna Kostecka, Tadeusz Librowski, Barbara Plytycz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Polish Society of Ecological Engineering (PTIE) 2013-07-01
Series:Journal of Ecological Engineering
Subjects:
local anaesthetics (LA)
pharmacological screening
MS-222
earthworms
Dendrobaena veneta Rosa
welfare of laboratory animals
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