Causes of mortality and parasites and incidental lesions in dolphins and whales from British waters

Baker, J.R.

Veterinary Record 130(26): 569-572

1992


ISSN/ISBN: 0042-4900
PMID: 1496768
Document Number: 389041
Detailed PM examinations were carried out on 18 dolphins and whales found dead on the coast of the United Kingdom from mid-1989 to spring 1991. The commonest causes of death were pneumonia and entanglement in fishing gear. Of the non-fatal conditions, parasitoses of various organs were common and there was a wide variety of other conditions. In total 124 diseases and other lesions were found, giving an average of 6.9 conditions per animal.

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