TRANSPORT MANAGEMENT

Manage stress during live transport operations to maximise transport success.
Finfish, Crustaceans and Molluscs

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BROODSTOCK

Manage stress to increase fecundity, improve gamete quality,
improve gamete viability and improve progeny survival.

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EUTHANASIA

The welfare of unneeded animals, even though death is the desired outcome,
must be appropriately managed.

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HEALTH

Health checks for bacterial, viral and parasitic diseases
are critical for maintaining good fish health.

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AQUARIUMS

Aquarium maintenance will cause severe stress to the housed animals,
but it doesn't have to.

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ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY

Derived from natural plant extracts,
AQUI-S is biodegradable and will not bioaccumulate.
RESTED HARVEST

Conserve muscle energy reserves during harvest
to ensure maximum flesh quality post-harvest.

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IMPROVE WELFARE

Manage stress to reduce mortality,
maintain the immune system and improve post-handling growth.

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Enhancing the quality and value of fish produced in the aquaculture and fishing industries with humane and cost-effective products and services that provide you with a high return on your investment.

AQUI-S^® Versatile Aquatic Anaesthetic

AQUI-S^® is a versatile aquatic anaesthetic that has been developed to give flexibility and control in animal husbandry, transportation and harvesting operations. The ingredients are approved for use in foods and AQUI-S^® is safe for use in food fish. Fish that are harvested using AQUI-S^® have improved flesh quality, greater yield and longer shelf lives. The use of AQUI-S^® during the transportation of live fish and during health management practices lowers stress and reduces mortalities.

ANIMAL WELFARE & AQUI-S^®

Consideration of animal welfare is a fundamental and growing requirement in aquaculture. There are many unavoidable activities which can cause extensive stress to aquatic animals, including disease treatment, transport, handling, broodstock stripping, grading and slaughter. AQUI-S^® reduces stress during these operations, providing you with strong healthy animals that command a high price at market. Explore our WELFARE section to learn about welfare and how AQUI-S^® can help reduce stress and improve quality in your operations.

Applications

AQUI-S^® is a versatile aquatic anaesthetic that can be used in a dose-dependent manner to provide light sedation suitable for disease treatments and transport, to full anaesthesia for health checks.

TRANSPORT: Managing stress during live transport will increase survival and is as easy as adding AQUI-S^® to the transport water.

HARVEST: Muscle quality is severely impacted by activity pre-slaughter. AQUI-S^® anaesthesia conserves energy and maintains quality.

HEALTH: Stress is a known immunosuppressant and has devastating consequences on recovery, survival and growth.

BROODSTOCK: Stress in broodstock will impact on egg, milt and progeny quality. Manage stress with AQUI-S^® for superior results.

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