Effects of epidural lidocaine anesthesia on bulls during electroejaculation

Canadian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 116-120

  Falk, Amelia J ^a   Waldner, Cheryl L ^a   Cotter, Brad S ^a   Gudmundson, Jon ^a   Barth, Albert D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; LIDOCAINE; PROGESTERONE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EJACULATION; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MASSAGE; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; STRESS; VOCALIZATION;

ANESTHESIA; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; EJACULATION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; HYDROCORTISONE; INJECTIONS, EPIDURAL; LIDOCAINE; MALE; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0035102332     PISSN: 00085286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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