Comparative immobilization of wild felids in Thailand

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 575-578

  Grassman Jr , Lon I ^a   Austin, Sean C ^a   Tewes, Michael E ^a   Silvy, Nova J ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY KINGSVILLE   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asiatic golden cat; Clouded leopard; Immobilization; Ketamine hydrochloride; Leopard cat; Marbled cat; Thailand; Tiletamine hydrochloride; Xylazine hydrochloride; Zolazepam hydrochloride

Indexed keywords

CATOPUMA; CATOPUMA TEMMINCKII; FELIDAE; FELIS CATUS; NEOFELIS NEBULOSA; PANTHERA PARDUS; PARDOFELIS MARMORATA; PRIONAILURUS; PRIONAILURUS BENGALENSIS;

EID: 5044240946     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-40.3.575     Document Type: Article

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