Anaesthesia in horses using halothane and intravenous ketamine–guaiphenesin: A clinical study

Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 20-28

  Spadavecchia, Claudia ^a   Stucki, Flurina ^a   Moens, Yves ^a   Schatzmann, Urs ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia; Guaiphenesin; Halothane; Horses; Ketamine

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347451058     PISSN: 14672987     EISSN: 14672995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1467-2987.2001.00060.x     Document Type: Article

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