Immobilization of free-ranging nine-banded and great long-nosed armadillos with three anesthetic combinations

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 131-140

  Fournier Chambrillon, Christine ^a,b   Vogel, Ingrun ^a,b   Fournier, Pascal ^a   De Thoisy, Benoît ^a   Vié, Jean Christophe ^a  

^a Savoie Technolac   (France)

^b La Peyrère   (France)

Author keywords

Atipamezole; Dasypus kappleri; Dasypus novemcinctus; Great long nosed armadillo; Immobilization; Ketamine; Medetomidine; Nine banded armadillo; Tiletamine zolazepam; Xylazine

Indexed keywords

ARMADILLO; DASYPODIDAE; DASYPUS KAPPLERI; DASYPUS NOVEMCINCTUS;

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ANESTHETIC AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT; KETAMINE; MEDETOMIDINE; TILETAMINE; XYLAZINE; ZOLAZEPAM;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARMADILLO; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; BREATHING; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HEART RATE; IMMOBILIZATION; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ANESTHETICS, COMBINED; ANESTHETICS, DISSOCIATIVE; ANIMALS; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; ARMADILLOS; BENZODIAZEPINES; BODY TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; IMMOBILIZATION; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; KETAMINE; MALE; MEDETOMIDINE; RESPIRATION; TILETAMINE; TIME FACTORS; XYLAZINE; ZOLAZEPAM;

EID: 0033631884     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-36.1.131     Document Type: Article

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