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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Published in:Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica
Main Authors: Ness John, Lian Hans, Blix Arnoldus
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011
Subjects:
Veterinary medicine
SF600-1100
ovibos moschatus
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/1751-0147-53-42
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spelling ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:889bd716d3b84a1fab5cf17d28a2f80c 2023-05-15T17:54:11+02:00 Immobilization of muskoxen ( Ovibos moschatus ) with etorphine and xylazine Ness John Lian Hans Blix Arnoldus 2011-06-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1186/1751-0147-53-42 https://doaj.org/article/889bd716d3b84a1fab5cf17d28a2f80c EN eng BMC http://www.actavetscand.com/content/53/1/42 https://doaj.org/toc/1751-0147 doi:10.1186/1751-0147-53-42 1751-0147 https://doaj.org/article/889bd716d3b84a1fab5cf17d28a2f80c Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica, Vol 53, Iss 1, p 42 (2011) Veterinary medicine SF600-1100 article 2011 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1186/1751-0147-53-42 2022-12-30T22:46:02Z 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. Article in Journal/Newspaper ovibos moschatus Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 53 1
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Immobilization of muskoxen ( Ovibos moschatus ) with etorphine and xylazine
topic_facet Veterinary medicine
SF600-1100
description 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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title Immobilization of muskoxen ( Ovibos moschatus ) with etorphine and xylazine
title_short Immobilization of muskoxen ( Ovibos moschatus ) with etorphine and xylazine
title_full Immobilization of muskoxen ( Ovibos moschatus ) with etorphine and xylazine
title_fullStr Immobilization of muskoxen ( Ovibos moschatus ) with etorphine and xylazine
title_full_unstemmed Immobilization of muskoxen ( Ovibos moschatus ) with etorphine and xylazine
title_sort immobilization of muskoxen ( ovibos moschatus ) with etorphine and xylazine
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