A comparison of romifidine and xylazine when used with diazepam/ketamine for short duration anesthesia in the horse

Canadian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 601-609

  Kerr, Carolyn L ^a   McDonell, Wayne N ^a   Young, Simon S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAZEPAM; KETAMINE; ROMIFIDINE; XYLAZINE;

ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMICS; HORSE; MALE; NONHUMAN; SEDATION;

ADJUVANTS, ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIA; ANESTHETICS; ANESTHETICS, DISSOCIATIVE; ANIMALS; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PROTEINS; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DIAZEPAM; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG COMBINATIONS; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HORSES; IMIDAZOLES; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; KETAMINE; MALE; TIME FACTORS; XYLAZINE;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 0029859039     PISSN: 00085286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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