Evaluation of baseline indices of sensibility in captive cetaceans.
Twelve possible tests of sensibility and six possible tests of vitality were evaluated for their ease of application and the reliability of the animals' responses in 25 animals of six species of captive cetaceans. The protocols for the application of the tests and the responses observed are described.
Butterworth
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Clinical Veterinary Science, University of Bristol, Langford House, Langford, Bristol BS40 5DU.
Kestin
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McBain
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D000818:Animals; D001831:Body Temperature; D002591:Cetacea / Q000502:physiology*; D003243:Consciousness; D005260:Female; D006339:Heart Rate; D008297:Male; D009129:Muscle Tonus; D012016:Reference Values; D012018:Reflex / Q000502:physiology; D012119:Respiration