Operant Conditioning of Apes to Facilitate Medical Procedures and Immobilizations

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Immobilization of captive tigers (Panthera tigris) with a combination of tiletamine, zolazepam, and detomidine

The aims of this study were to evaluate the effects of the administration of a combination of tiletamine-zolazepam and detomidine (TZD) in 9 tigers (Panthera tigris). Nine captive tigers were immobilized with tiletamine-zolazepam and detomidine administered intramuscularly. At the end of the procedure immobilization was partially reversed with atipamezole. Lateral recumbency was achieved in 15.6 ± 5.9 min. […]