NARCOTICS IN HOODED SEALS (CYSTOPHORA-CRISTATA) - PRELIMINARY-REPORT

被引:11
作者
HAIGH, JC [1 ]
STEWART, REA [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV GUELPH,COLL BIOL SCI,GUELPH N1G 2W1,ONTARIO,CANADA
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CANADIAN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY-REVUE CANADIENNE DE ZOOLOGIE | 1979年 / 57卷 / 04期
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10.1139/z79-117
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Q95 [动物学];
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071002 ;
摘要
Immobilizing darts containing either of the narcotics fentanyl or etorphine were used on 15 adult hooded seals (Cystophora cristata Erxleben). Of these seals, 13 were successfully tagged. The narcotic antagonist naloxone was administered to all seals. No deaths were recorded and seals which were observed up to 2.5 h after darting behaved normally. Based on visual estimates of weight a satisfactory dose of fentanyl for female hooded seals varied from 0.3 to 0.6 mg/kg. © 1979, National Research Council of Canada.
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