Pathology of the antarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus gazella) in South Georgia

This paper reports the post-mortem findings in 135 wild Antarctic fur seal pups which died of natural causes. The predominant lesions were those associated with starvation, trauma to the head and hepatic rupture. In the cases of infectious disease streptococci were the commonest pathogens. Two bulls...

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Published in:British Veterinary Journal
Main Authors: Baker, J.R., Doidge, D.W.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: Elsevier 1984
Subjects:
Biology and Microbiology
Antarctic
The Antarctic
Antarc*
Antarctic Fur Seal
Arctocephalus gazella
Online Access:http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/523797/
https://doi.org/10.1016/0007-1935(84)90084-8
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Summary:This paper reports the post-mortem findings in 135 wild Antarctic fur seal pups which died of natural causes. The predominant lesions were those associated with starvation, trauma to the head and hepatic rupture. In the cases of infectious disease streptococci were the commonest pathogens. Two bulls died of sepsis, one cow of enteritis and another as a result of dystokia.

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