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.

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Publication status:
Published
Author(s):
Authors: Baker, J.R., Fedak, M.A., Anderson, S.S., Arnbom, T., Baker, R.

Date:
1 January, 1990
Journal/Source:
Veterinary Record / 126
Page(s):
75-77
Link to published article:
https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.126.4.75