Causes of mortality and parasites and incidental lesions in harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) from British waters
Baker, J.R.; Martin, A.R.
Veterinary Record 130(25): 554-558
1992
ISSN/ISBN: 0042-4900 PMID: 1323164 Document Number: 404394
Detailed PM examinations were carried out on 41 harbour porpoises (P. phocoena) found dead on the coast of the UK. The commonest causes of death were entanglement in fishing gear (24%), and parasitic (17%) and bacterial pneumonia (10%). Among the non-fatal conditions parasitoses of various organs were common and there was a very wide variety of other conditions. In total 295 diseases and other lesions were found, an average of 7.2 per animal.
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