American journal of veterinary research
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To determine safety, anesthetic variables, and cardiopulmonary effects of i.v. infusion of propofol for induction and maintenance of anesthesia in wild turkeys. ⋯ Propofol is an effective agent for i.v. induction and maintenance of anesthesia in wild turkeys, and is useful for short procedures or where the use of inhalational agents is contraindicated.
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To determine the effect of bilateral hypoglossal and and glossopharyngeal nerve block on epiglottic and soft palate position and tracheal and pharyngeal pressures in exercising horses. ⋯ Loss of contact of the epiglottis with the soft palate did not affect soft palate position, suggesting that when the soft palate is normal, the epiglottis does not function as a support, holding the soft palate in a ventral position. Therefore, epiglottic dysfunction is not solely responsible for intermittent dorsal displacement of the soft palate in horses, and neuromuscular dysfunction involving the hyoepiglotticus muscle, geniohyoideus muscle, or the hypoglossal nerve may cause epiglottic retroflexion in horses.