Comparison of behavioral and clinical effects of intravenous amitraz or romifidine administration in horses Comparação de efeitos comportamentais e clínicos da administração intravenosa de amitraz ou romifidina em eqüinos

Clinical and behavioral effects of intravenous injection of romifidine (60mcg/kg) or amitraz (0.4mg/kg) were compared in six horses, over 120 min. Romifidine caused head ptosis (HP), reduced respiratory rate (RR) and ileo-cecal sphincter activity (IC) until 120 minutes; produced posture changes (PC)...

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Main Authors: M.C. Mendes, R.G. Reis, C.A.A. Valadão, J.A. Marques
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais 2007-12-01
Series:Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-09352007000600013