Immobilization of sika deer with medetomidine and ketamine, and antagonism by atipamezole

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 774-778

  Tsuruga, Hifumi ^a   Suzuki, Masatsugu ^b   Takahashi, Hiroshi ^b   Jinma, Kiyoe ^b   Kaji, Koichi ^a  

^a Hokkaido Institute of Environmental Sciences   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atipamezole; Cervus nippon; Chemical immobilization; Ketamine; Medetomidine; Sika deer

Indexed keywords

CERVIDAE; CERVUS NIPPON;

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ANESTHETIC AGENT; ATIPAMEZOLE; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; KETAMINE; MEDETOMIDINE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY WEIGHT; BREATHING; DEER; DRUG ANTAGONISM; FEMALE; HEART RATE; IMMOBILIZATION; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ANESTHETICS, DISSOCIATIVE; ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY WEIGHT; DEER; FEMALE; HEART RATE; IMIDAZOLES; IMMOBILIZATION; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; KETAMINE; MALE; MEDETOMIDINE; RESPIRATION;

EID: 0033203314     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-35.4.774     Document Type: Article

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