Effects of age on the electroencephalographic response to castration in lambs anaesthetized with halothane in oxygen from birth to 6 weeks old

Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 273-279

  Johnson, Craig B ^a   Sylvester, Shauna P ^a   Stafford, Kevin J ^a   Mitchinson, Sheryl L ^a   Ward, R Neil ^a   Mellor, David J ^b  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Castration; Electroencephalogram; Lambs; Nociception; Pain

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 64149091112     PISSN: 14672987     EISSN: 14672995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-2995.2009.00448.x     Document Type: Article

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