Pain management in horses and farm animals

Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 295-307

  Valverde, Alexander ^a   Gunkel, Cornelia I ^b  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

2 agonists; Analgesia; CRI; Epidural; Intra articular; Ketamine; Local anesthetics; NSAID; Opioids; Transdermal

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 33745251654     PISSN: 14793261     EISSN: 14764431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-4431.2005.00168.x     Document Type: Review

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