Management of post-partum cervical uterine or rectal prolapses in ewes using caudal epidural xylazine and lignocaine injection

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 153, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 115-116

  Scott, P R ^a   Gessert, M E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Epidural; Ovine; Xylazine

Indexed keywords

LIDOCAINE; LIGNAVET; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XYLAZINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FEMALE; NONHUMAN; RECTUM PROLAPSE; SHEEP; UTERUS PROLAPSE;

ANIMALIA; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0030858994     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1090-0233(97)80016-0     Document Type: Article

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