Reversible chemical immobilization of wild red deer (Cervus elaphus L.) using tiletamine-zolazepam - xylazine hydrochloride mixture

Veterinarski Arhiv

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 237-244

  Janicki, Zdravko ^a   Konjević, Dean ^a   Slavica, Alen ^a   Severin, Krešimir ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Atipamezole; Chemical immobilization; Red deer; Tiletamine zolazepam; Xylazine hydrochloride

Indexed keywords

CERVUS ELAPHUS; FASCIOLOIDES MAGNA; TREMATODA;

EID: 33746656232     PISSN: 03725480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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