Effective immobilizing doses of medetomidine-ketamine in freeranging, wild Norwegian reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus)

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 755-758

  Arnemo, Jon M ^a,b,c   Evans, Alina L ^a,b   Miller, Andrea L ^b   Os, Øystein ^d  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b INLAND NORWAY UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Norway)

^c SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^d Veterinærconsult AS   (Norway)

Author keywords

Atipamezole; Immobilization; Ketamine; Medetomidine; Rangifer tarandus; Reindeer

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; RANGIFER TARANDUS; RANGIFER TARANDUS TARANDUS;

EID: 79960325927     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-47.3.755     Document Type: Article

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