Ketamine and xylazine combinations for short-term immobilization of wild variable flying foxes (Pteropus hypomelanus)

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 674-676

  Sohayati, A R ^a   Zaini, C M ^a   Hassan, L ^b   Epstein, J ^c   Siti Suri, A ^a   Daszak, Peter ^c   Sharifah, S H ^a  

^a Department of Veterinary Services ^*  (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^c The Consortium for Conservation Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Immobilization; Ketamine; Pteropus hypomelanus; Variable flying fox; Xylazine

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ANESTHETIC AGENT; KETAMINE; XYLAZINE;

ANESTHESIA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BAT; BREATHING; DRUG EFFECT; HEART RATE; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WILD ANIMAL;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ANESTHESIA; ANESTHETICS, COMBINED; ANESTHETICS, DISSOCIATIVE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; CHIROPTERA; HEART RATE; IMMOBILIZATION; KETAMINE; MALE; RESPIRATION; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; XYLAZINE;

PTEROPUS HYPOMELANUS;

EID: 58149139034     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/2006-0061.1     Document Type: Article

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