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Title: Butorphanol with oxygen insufflation corrects etorphine-induced hypoxaemia in chemically immobilized white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum)
Author(s): Haw, A.; Hofmeyr, M.; Fuller, A.; Buss, P.; Miller, M.; Fleming, G.; Meyer, L.
Year published: 2014
Journal: BMC Veterinary Research
Volume: 10(253)
Pages: 1-9
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Africa
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White Rhino


Background

Opioid-induced immobilization is associated with severe respiratory depression in the white rhinoceros. We evaluated the efficacy of butorphanol and oxygen insufflation in alleviating opioid-induced respiratory depression in eight boma-managed rhinoceros.

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