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Pienaar, U. de V.; Niekerk, J.W. van; Young, E.; Wyk, P. van; Fairall, N., 1966. Neuroleptic narcosis of large wild herbivores in South African national parks with the new potent morphine analogues M99 and M283. Journal of the South African Veterinary Medicine Association 37 (3): 277-291, figs. 1-12, tables 1-2

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Location: Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa
Subject: Translocation - Immobilization
Species: White Rhino


Original text on this topic:
Circumstances have necessitated the capture of only 3 white rhino in Kruger NP, but the long series which have been successfully immobilised in the Natal Parks proved that adults of this species, ranging in 3000 to 5000 lbs body weight, may be safely and reliably restrained by the injection of 1.5-3.0 mg M-99 with or without adjuvants.

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