Tremors in white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) during chemical immobilisation

White rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) are susceptible to developing muscle tremors during chemical immobilisation induced by potent opioid receptor agonists. Whether these tremors result directly from the actions of the opioids or from other physiological changes associated with immobilisation is u...

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Main Author: De Lange, Stephanie Siobhan
Other Authors: Meyer, L.C.R. (Leith Carl Rodney)
Language:en
Published: University of Pretoria 2016
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2263/53294
De Lange, SS 2015, Tremors in white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) during chemical immobilization, MSc Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/53294>