Field immobilization and euthanasia of American opossum

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 145-149

  Stoskopf, Michael K ^a   Meyer, Robert E ^a   Jones, Mark ^a,b   Baumbarger, Denton O ^a,b  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b N Carolina Wildl Rsrc Commission   (United States)

Author keywords

American opossum; Didelphis virginiana; Euthanasia; Medetomidine; Pentobarbital; Phenytoin; Telazol; Tiletamine; Zolazepam

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; DIDELPHIDAE; DIDELPHIS VIRGINIANA;

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANESTHETIC AGENT; BUTORPHANOL; CENTRAL MUSCLE RELAXANT; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; KETAMINE; MEDETOMIDINE; PENTOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; TELAZOL; TILETAMINE; ZOLAZEPAM;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; DRUG COMBINATION; EUTHANASIA; FEMALE; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; OPOSSUM; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANALGESICS; ANESTHETICS; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; BUTORPHANOL; DRUG COMBINATIONS; EUTHANASIA; FEMALE; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; IMIDAZOLES; IMMOBILIZATION; KETAMINE; MALE; MEDETOMIDINE; MUSCLE RELAXANTS, CENTRAL; OPOSSUMS; PENTOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; TILETAMINE; ZOLAZEPAM;

EID: 0032609011     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-35.1.145     Document Type: Article

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