Efficacy of Zoletil® for field immobilization of raccoons

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1045-1048

  Pitt, Justin ^a   Larivière, Serge ^b   Messier, François ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b Bureau 110   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; Immobilization; Manitoba; Procyon lotor; Raccoon; Telazol ; Tiletamine hydrochloride; Zolazepam hydrochloride; Zoletil

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC; IMMOBILIZATION; MAMMAL;

CANADA; MANITOBA; NORTH AMERICA;

ANIMALIA; PROCYON; PROCYON LOTOR;

EID: 33845955020     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/0091-7648(2006)34[1045:EOZFFI]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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