title: Animal identification. II. Freeze branding of seals for laboratory identification.
abstract: Five young seals and three mature seals were branded using liquid nitrogen cooled branding tools with xylol as a wetting agent. Preliminary results are encouraging as presented by photographic evidence.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D010872:Caniformia; D005615:Freezing; D009584:Nitrogen; D012867:Skin / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D009584:Nitrogen