Evaluation of medetomidine-ketamine and dexmedetomidine-ketamine in Chinese water deer (Hydropotes inermis)

Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 106-112

  Bouts, Tim ^a   Taylor, Polly ^b   Berry, Karla ^a   Routh, Andrew ^a   Gasthuys, Frank ^c  

^a ZSL Whipsnade Zoo   (United Kingdom)

^b TAYLOR MONROE   (United Kingdom)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Atipamezole; Deer; Dexmedetomidine; Ketamine; Medetomidine

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CERVIDAE; HYDROPOTES INERMIS;

EID: 79551696323     PISSN: 14672987     EISSN: 14672995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-2995.2010.00591.x     Document Type: Article

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