Anesthesia of polar bears using xylazine-zolazepam-tiletamine or zolazepam-tiletamine

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 655-664

  Cattet, Marc R L ^a   Caulkett, Nigel A ^a   Lunn, Nicholas J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; Atipamezole; Polar bear; Telazol ; Tiletamine; Tolazoline; Xylazine; Yo Himbine; Zolazepam

Indexed keywords

URSUS; URSUS MARITIMUS;

EID: 2942608453     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-39.3.655     Document Type: Article

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