Chemical immobilization of free-living capybaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) using ketamine-dexmedetomidine combination and a remote drug delivery system

Chemical immobilization of free-living capybaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) using ketamine-dexmedetomidine combination and a remote drug delivery system

Capturing wild capybaras for scientific projects, population control or medical interventions is a growing necessity. With this study, we intended to evaluate a Ketamine/Dexmedetomidine as a reversible chemical restraint in free-ranging synanthropic capybaras, seeking enhanced anesthetic and recover...

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Main Authors: DEREK ROSENFIELD, Mario Ferraro, Claudia Igayara, Silvia Renata Gaigo Cortopassi, Cristiane Schilbach Pizzutto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade de Medicina Veterinária do Estado do Rio de Janeiro 2020-04-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Medicine
Subjects:
rdds, wildlife chemical restraint, atipamezole, capybara.
Online Access:https://rbmv.org/BJVM/article/view/1072

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https://rbmv.org/BJVM/article/view/1072

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