Evaluation of butorphanol, medetomidine and midazolam as a reversible narcotic combination in free-ranging African lions (Panthera leo)

Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 491-500

  Wenger, Sandra ^a   Buss, Peter ^b   Joubert, Jenny ^b   Steenkamp, Johan ^b   Shikwambana, Purvance ^b   Hatt, Jean Michel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b KRUGER NATIONAL PARK   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Atipamezole; Butorphanol; Flumazenil; Lion; Medetomidine; Midazolam; Naltrexone

Indexed keywords

PANTHERA LEO;

EID: 78651481968     PISSN: 14672987     EISSN: 14672995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-2995.2010.00569.x     Document Type: Article

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