Immobilization of Himalayan tahr with a xylazine-ketamine mixture and reversal with atipamezole under field conditions

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 633-639

  Dematteis, A ^a   Menzano, A ^a   Tizzani, P ^a   Karmacharya, B ^b   Meneguz, P G ^a   Lovari, S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b Central Zoo Jawalakhel Lalitpur   (Nepal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; Atipamezole; Hemitragus jemlahicus; Himalayan tahr; Ketamine; Reversal; Xylazine

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; HEMITRAGUS JEMLAHICUS;

EID: 33845291481     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-42.3.633     Document Type: Article

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