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

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: BAKER, J R, FEDAK, M A, ANDERSON, S S, ARNBOM, T, BAKER, R
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 1990
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Online Access:https://risweb.st-andrews.ac.uk/portal/en/researchoutput/use-of-a-tiletaminezolazepam-mixture-to-immobilise-wild-grey-seals-and-southern-elephant-seals(ef4c08fa-3f3f-4ab0-893a-ef95f66459fb).html
https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.126.4.75
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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