Alfaxalone anaesthesia in the green iguana (Iguana iguana)
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Alfaxalone anaesthesia in the green iguana (Iguana iguana).
OBJECTIVE To characterise the anaesthetic effects of alfaxalone administered intramuscularly (IM) at 10, 20, and 30 mg kg(-1) . STUDY DESIGN Prospective, randomized cross-over study. ANIMALS Ten juvenile green iguanas (Iguana iguana) of mean body weight (±SD) 480 ± 134 g. METHODS Alfaxalone was administered IM in the triceps of both thoracic limbs. Times for anaesthetic induction, plateau...
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عنوان ژورنال: Acta Veterinaria Brno
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0001-7213,1801-7576
DOI: 10.2754/avb201382010109