Xylazine-midazolam-ketamine versus medetomidine-midazolam-ketamine anesthesia in captive Siberian tigers (Panthera tigris altaica)

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 320-327

  Curro, Thomas G ^a   Okeson, Danelle ^b   Zimmerman, Dawn ^c   Armstrong, Douglas L ^a   Simmons, Lee G ^a  

^a Henry Doorly Zoo   (United States)

^b NATIONAL WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c MEMPHIS ZOO   (United States)

Author keywords

Acid base status; Atipamezole; Blood gases; Immobilization; Medetomidine; Panthera tigris altaica; Siberian tigers

Indexed keywords

PANTHERA; PANTHERA TIGRIS; PANTHERA TIGRIS ALTAICA; PANTHERA TIGRIS LONGIPILIS;

EID: 5344252347     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/03-049     Document Type: Article

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