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Anaesthesia of three young grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) for fracture repair
Three young grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) were presented separately for fracture repair to the veterinary teaching hospital of University College Dublin. The seals were premedicated with a combination of pethidine, midazolam and atropine; anaesthesia was induced with propofol via the front flipper vein and maintained with sevoflurane or isoflurane in oxygen. One of the seals did not breathe spontaneously after anaesthesia; a cardiac arrest, resulting in death, occurred after several hours of mechanical ventilation. Post-mortem examination revealed a severe lungworm infestation and parasitic pneumonia in this animal. The two other seals recovered uneventfully from anaesthesia
Satellite-linked dive recorders provide insights into the reproductive strategies of crabeater seals (Lobodon carcinophagus)
The Ethical Case for Affirmative Action
affirmative action, ethics, diversity management,