IN DEPTH: Got Rhythm? Animals Do Too
Jennifer Viegas, Discovery News
Fish Respond to Mozart
"Studies on the growth and physiology of the common carp suggest that music can also be directly linked to animal health.
Sofronios Papoutsoglou, a professor in the Department of Applied Hydrobiology at the Agricultural University of Athens, and his team reared the fish in a recirculating water system under constant darkness or normal light conditions. The researchers then transmitted classical music underwater to some of the carp.
They found that darkness tended to stunt the fish’s growth, but when the carp were exposed to 30 minutes or more of Mozart’s "Eine Kleine Nacht Musik," even the light-limited carp grew at more normal rates.
The researchers also determined that classical music exposure improved liver fatty acid composition in the fish and appeared to reduce brain neurotransmitter levels associated with stressful conditions.
The scientists, who will publish their results in the January 2007 issue of Aquacultural Engineering, suggest music in future could be used to improve "fish welfare" under intensive fish farming practices."
Pictures: DCI | AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews |
Source: Discovery News
Editor: Discovery News
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2006/11/13/animalmusic_ani.html?category=animals&guid=20061113141500
Jennifer Viegas, Discovery News
Fish Respond to Mozart
"Studies on the growth and physiology of the common carp suggest that music can also be directly linked to animal health.
Sofronios Papoutsoglou, a professor in the Department of Applied Hydrobiology at the Agricultural University of Athens, and his team reared the fish in a recirculating water system under constant darkness or normal light conditions. The researchers then transmitted classical music underwater to some of the carp.
They found that darkness tended to stunt the fish’s growth, but when the carp were exposed to 30 minutes or more of Mozart’s "Eine Kleine Nacht Musik," even the light-limited carp grew at more normal rates.
The researchers also determined that classical music exposure improved liver fatty acid composition in the fish and appeared to reduce brain neurotransmitter levels associated with stressful conditions.
The scientists, who will publish their results in the January 2007 issue of Aquacultural Engineering, suggest music in future could be used to improve "fish welfare" under intensive fish farming practices."
Pictures: DCI | AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews |
Source: Discovery News
Editor: Discovery News
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2006/11/13/animalmusic_ani.html?category=animals&guid=20061113141500
