Evaluation of three combinations of anesthetics for use in free-ranging alpine marmots (Marmota marmota)

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 665-674

  Beiglböck, Christoph ^a   Zenker, Wolfgang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

Author keywords

Alpine marmot; Anesthesia; Ketamine; Marmota marmota; Medetomidine; Tiletamine; Xylazine; Zolazepam

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; MARMOTA; MARMOTA MARMOTA MARMOTA; SCIURIDAE;

EID: 3042660489     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-39.3.665     Document Type: Article

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