Use of propofol for induction and maintenance of anesthesia in a barn owl (Tyto alba) undergoing tracheal resection

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 397-401

  Mama, Khursheed R ^a,b   Phillips Jr , Lyndsay G ^a   Pascoe, Peter J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Barn owl; Intravenous anesthesia; Propofol; Tracheal resection; Tyto alba

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038261028     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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