Use of a tiletamine-zolazepam mixture to immobolise 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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Baker, J.R., Fedak, M.A., Anderson, S.S., Arnbom, T., Baker, R.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: 1990
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Online Access:http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/520278/
https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.126.4.75
Description
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.