Clinical evaluation of established optimal immobilizing doses of medetomidine-ketamine in captive reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus)

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 406-413

  Ryeng, Kathrine A ^a   Larsen, Stig ^c   Ranheim, Birgit ^b   Albertsen, Gunn ^d   Arnemo, Jon M ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b Depts Pharmacol Microbiol F   (Norway)

^c Large Animal Clinical Sciences   (Norway)

^d NONE   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATIPAMEZOLE; KETAMINE; MEDETOMIDINE; ZALOPINE;

ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BREATHING RATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEER; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; FEMALE; HEART RATE; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; RECTUM TEMPERATURE; SEDATION;

ANIMALIA; CERVIDAE; RANGIFER; RANGIFER TARANDUS; RANGIFER TARANDUS TARANDUS;

EID: 0035095446     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.2001.62.406     Document Type: Article

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