Bovine tuberculosis in elk (Cervus elaphus manitobensis) near Riding Mountain National Park, Manitoba, from 1992 to 2002.
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Intranasal administration of xylazine to reduce stress in elk captured by net gun.
Forty free-ranging elk (Cervus elaphus manitobensis) were captured by net gun in Riding Mountain National Park (Manitoba, Canada) during February 2002 and were administered either saline (control) or xylazine by the intranasal route, to evaluate the efficacy and benefit of intranasal xylazine to reduce stress. Elk that received xylazine had higher relaxation scores than control elk, and the ons...
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne
دوره 44 10 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2003