One hundred eighty-one female and thirteen postweanling pup southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) were sedated using a combination of ketamine hydrochloride and xylazine hydrochloride. Physiological state had a profound effect on response of the animals to sedation. Physiologically stressed postlactation and postpartum cows had significantly longer periods of sedation than pre-molting females or recently weaned pups. Induction time was not affected by physiological status. Dose rates are recommended for elephant seals in various physiological states.
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1 October 1989
EFFECTS OF PHYSIOLOGICAL STATE ON DURATION OF SEDATION IN SOUTHERN ELEPHANT SEALS
Rupe Woods,
Mark Hindell,
David J. Slip
Journal of Wildlife Diseases
Vol. 25 • No. 4
October 1989
Vol. 25 • No. 4
October 1989
field study
ketamine hydrochloride
Mirounga leonina
physiological states
sedation
southern elephant seal
xylazine hydrochloride