Acta Vet. Brno 2024, 93: 417-424

https://doi.org/10.2754/avb202493040417

Comparative cardiorespiratory and body temperature effects of ketamine-medetomidine, ketamine-xylazine, and ketamine-xylazine-diazepam anaesthetic protocols on the binturong (Arctictis binturong)

Šimon Adam1, Vladimír Piaček1, Šárka Bednaříková1, Barbora Havelková1, Monika Němcová1, Melody Bomon2, Rebecca Lauer2, Jiří Pikula1

1University of Veterinary Sciences Brno, Faculty of Veterinary Hygiene and Ecology, Department of Ecology and Diseases of Zoo Animals, Game, Fish and Bees, Brno, Czech Republic
2Lao Conservation Trust for Wildlife, Tha Xiangle, Ban Namak, Thoulakhom District, Vientiane Province, Lao People’s Democratic Republic

Received August 20, 2024
Accepted December 12, 2024

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