Immobilization of muskoxen (Ovibos moschatus) with etorphine and xylazine

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 i...

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Published in:Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica
Main Authors: Blix, Arnoldus Schytte, Lian, Hans, Ness, John
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2011
Subjects:
Brief Communication
ovibos moschatus
Online Access:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3141559
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21707976
https://doi.org/10.1186/1751-0147-53-42
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Summary: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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