Evaluation of two different etorphine doses combined with azaperone in blesbok (Damaliscus pygargus phillipsi) immobilisation

Chemical immobilisation is essential for veterinarians to perform medical procedures in wild African ungulates. Potent opioids combined with neuroleptic drugs are most often used for this purpose. The present study aimed at comparing the quality of immobilisation and effects on physiological variabl...

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Main Authors: Eugenio Gaudio, Liesel L. Laubscher, Leith C.R. Meyer, Louwrens C. Hoffman, Jacobus P. Raath, Silke Pfitzer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2021-08-01
Series:Journal of the South African Veterinary Association
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Online Access:https://journals.jsava.aosis.co.za/index.php/jsava/article/view/2161