Immobilization of muskoxen (Ovibos moschatus) with etorphine and xylazine
Abstract One hundred and thirty three "wild" muskoxen, 81 of which of known body mass, were successfully immobilized using etorphine (M99), and xylazine (Rompun ® ), delivered by use of a dart gun. A dose of 0.05 mg/kg M99, supplemented by 0.15 mg/kg Rompun was found to be very effective....
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ftbiomed:oai:biomedcentral.com:1751-0147-53-42 2023-05-15T17:54:11+02:00 Immobilization of muskoxen (Ovibos moschatus) with etorphine and xylazine Blix, Arnoldus Lian, Hans Ness, John 2011-06-27 http://www.actavetscand.com/content/53/1/42 en eng BioMed Central Ltd. http://www.actavetscand.com/content/53/1/42 Copyright 2011 Blix et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. Brief communication 2011 ftbiomed 2011-07-23T23:38:29Z Abstract One hundred and thirty three "wild" muskoxen, 81 of which of known body mass, were successfully immobilized using etorphine (M99), and xylazine (Rompun ® ), delivered by use of a dart gun. A dose of 0.05 mg/kg M99, supplemented by 0.15 mg/kg Rompun was found to be very effective. This dose is much higher than currently recommended e.g. by Handbook of Wildlife Chemical Immobilization. Other/Unknown Material ovibos moschatus BioMed Central |
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Abstract One hundred and thirty three "wild" muskoxen, 81 of which of known body mass, were successfully immobilized using etorphine (M99), and xylazine (Rompun ® ), delivered by use of a dart gun. A dose of 0.05 mg/kg M99, supplemented by 0.15 mg/kg Rompun was found to be very effective. This dose is much higher than currently recommended e.g. by Handbook of Wildlife Chemical Immobilization. |
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Blix, Arnoldus Lian, Hans Ness, John Immobilization of muskoxen (Ovibos moschatus) with etorphine and xylazine |
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Blix, Arnoldus Lian, Hans Ness, John |
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Immobilization of muskoxen (Ovibos moschatus) with etorphine and xylazine |
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Immobilization of muskoxen (Ovibos moschatus) with etorphine and xylazine |
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Immobilization of muskoxen (Ovibos moschatus) with etorphine and xylazine |
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Immobilization of muskoxen (Ovibos moschatus) with etorphine and xylazine |
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Immobilization of muskoxen (Ovibos moschatus) with etorphine and xylazine |
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immobilization of muskoxen (ovibos moschatus) with etorphine and xylazine |
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