Physiological responses of African elephant (Loxodonta africana) immobilised with a thiafentanil-azaperone combination

Physiological responses of African elephant (Loxodonta africana) immobilised with a thiafentanil-azaperone combination

Objective To determine the cardiopulmonary and blood gas status of elephants during chemical capture (immobilisation) with a thiafentanil-azaperone drug combination kept in lateral recumbency. Study design Prospective descriptive study. Animal population Ten free-ranging adult African elephant b...

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Main Author: Chelopo, Ngwako David
Other Authors: Zeiler, Gareth Edward
Language:en
Published: University of Pretoria 2020
Subjects:
UCTD
azaperone
elephant
Loxodonta africana
naltrexone
thiafentanil
tidal volume
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2263/77443
Chelopo, ND 2020, Physiological reponses of African elephant (Loxondonta africana) immobilised&nbsp; with a thiafentanil-azaperone combination, MSc Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/77443>

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http://hdl.handle.net/2263/77443
Chelopo, ND 2020, Physiological reponses of African elephant (Loxondonta africana) immobilised&nbsp; with a thiafentanil-azaperone combination, MSc Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/77443>

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