Use of a tiletamine-zolazepam mixture to immobilise wild grey seals and southern elephant seals
A mixture of tiletamine and zolazepam at a combined dose of 1 mg/kg was a reliable and safe agent for immobilising wild grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) and southern elephant seals (Mirouga leonina). The agent had a number of advantages over all the other agents used previously.
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Language: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
1990
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Online Access: | http://veterinaryrecord.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/126/4/75 https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.126.4.75 |
Summary: | A mixture of tiletamine and zolazepam at a combined dose of 1 mg/kg was a reliable and safe agent for immobilising wild grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) and southern elephant seals (Mirouga leonina). The agent had a number of advantages over all the other agents used previously. |
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