Immobilization of babirusa (Babyrousa babyrussa) with xylazine and tiletamine/zolazepam and reversal with yohimbine and flumazenil

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 521-525

  James, Stephanie B ^c   Cook, Robert A ^a   Raphael, Bonnie L ^a   Stetter, Mark D ^b   Kalk, Penny ^a   MacLaughlin, Kathy ^a   Calle, Paul P ^a  

^a WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

^b DISNEY S ANIMAL KINGDOM   (United States)

^c Roger Williams Park Zoo   (United States)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; Babirusa; Babyrousa babyrussa

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ANESTHETIC AGENT; ANTIDOTE; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR AFFECTING AGENT; FLUMAZENIL; OXYGEN; TILETAMINE; XYLAZINE; YOHIMBINE; ZOLAZEPAM;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY TEMPERATURE; BREATHING; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HEART RATE; IMMOBILIZATION; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREMEDICATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SWINE; ZOO ANIMAL;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ANESTHETICS, DISSOCIATIVE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; ANTIDOTES; BODY TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; FLUMAZENIL; GABA MODULATORS; HEART RATE; IMMOBILIZATION; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; OXYGEN; PREANESTHETIC MEDICATION; RESPIRATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SWINE; TILETAMINE; XYLAZINE; YOHIMBINE; ZOLAZEPAM;

EID: 0033289153     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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