Effects of age size and condition of elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) on their intravenous anaesthesia with tiletamine and zolazepam

• Published in: Veterinary Record
• Main Authors: Field, I., Bradshaw, C., McMahon, C., Harrington, J., Burton, H.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: British Veterinary Assoc 2002
• Subjects: Animals; Seals; Earless; Tiletamine; Zolazepam; Body Constitution; Anesthesia; Intravenous; Anesthesia Recovery Period; Age Factors; Burton; Bradshaw; McMahon; Elephant Seals; Macquarie Island; Mirounga leonina; Southern Elephant Seals
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2440/48188; https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.151.8.235

Southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) were caught as part of a long-term demographic study on Macquarie Island. Over 18 months, 1033 seals were caught by hand and anaesthetised intravenously with a 1:1 mixture of tiletamine and zolazepam. Assessments were made of the effects of variations in th...