Aspects of larval rearing
- Authors
- Wilson, C.
- ID
- ZDB-PUB-130220-14
- Date
- 2012
- Source
- ILAR journal 53(2): 169-178 (Review)
- Registered Authors
- Wilson, Carole
- Keywords
- Danio rerio, fry, husbandry, larval rearing, zebrafish
- MeSH Terms
-
- Animal Husbandry/methods*
- Animals
- Larva*
- Zebrafish
- PubMed
- 23382348 Full text @ ILAR (Institute for Laboratory Animal Research)
Fish—and zebrafish (Danio rerio) in particular—are now the second-most used biomedical model in the United Kingdom. The use of fish in research rose by 23% in 2011, primarily reflecting a rise in the use of zebrafish. Despite the increasing importance of zebrafish as a biomedical model system, there are currently no legislative guidelines or requirements for larval husbandry in the United Kingdom, the European Union, or the United States. This has led to a variety of procedures and methods being developed for larval rearing, many of which are not derived from peer-reviewed protocols. This article reviews published work relating to larval rearing and some unpublished protocols to establish optimized and standardized husbandry procedures.