Anesthesia Of White-Tailed Deer And Other Cervids

Abstract

White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) and other cervids such as mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) and elk (Cervus elaphus) may require sedation or anesthesia for a variety of procedures in theriogenology practice, such as semen collection and standing or laparoscopic artificial insemination. This lecture will focus on field anesthesia but will touch on anesthesia of hospitalized cervids where applicable.