Sedation and immobilization of wild dogs Lycaon pictus using medetomidine or a medetomidine-ketamine hydrochloride combination
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J. van Heerden, Department of Companion Animal Medicine and Surgery, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Medical University of Southern Africa, Medunsa, 0204 Republic of South Africa G.E. Swan, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, Pretoria J. Dauth and M.J. Dreyer, Departmentof Chemical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Southern Africa R.E.J. Burroughs, National Zoological Gardens, f>retoria
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