Field anesthesia of wild ring-tailed lemurs (Lemur catta) using tiletamine-zolazepam, medetomidine, and butorphanol

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 75-87

  Larsen, R Scott ^a   Moresco, Anneke ^a,d   Sauther, Michelle L ^b   Cuozzo, Frank P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

^d Lindsay Wildlife Museum   (United States)

Author keywords

anesthesia; butorphanol; Lemur catta; medetomidine; Ring tailed lemur; Telazol

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; BUTORPHANOL; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT; MEDETOMIDINE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; TILETAMINE; TILETAMINE, ZOLAZEPAM DRUG COMBINATION; ZOLAZEPAM;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; DRUG COMBINATION; LEMURIDAE; WILD ANIMAL;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANESTHETICS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; BUTORPHANOL; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG COMBINATIONS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; LEMUR; MEDETOMIDINE; TILETAMINE; ZOLAZEPAM;

LEMUR CATTA; LEMURIDAE;

EID: 79952819949     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/2010-0144.1     Document Type: Article

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