Anesthetic Potency of Ketamine in Caspian Terrapin, Freshwater Soft Shell Tortoise and Rat Snake Collected from Bahar Al Najaf District, Al-Najaf Province
Ayad N.D. Alhakim
Abstract:The study was carried out during April 2012. Twelve Caspian terrapins,twelve freshwater soft-shell turtles and 6 rat snakes were collected from Baher Al-Najaf by professional reptiles collectors from Al-Rafidin association for hunting and environment protection, the present study include 3 separated experiments. The terrapins placed in 6 glass aquariums (couple per aquariums) the maintenance conditions controlled after adaptation for one week, all terrapins distributed equally into 3 groups. The animals of gro… Show more
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