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In:  Zoological Restraint and Anesthesia.  D. Heard (Ed.)

Publisher:  International Veterinary Information Service, Ithaca, New York, USA.

Chemical Restraint of Juvenile East African River Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius kiboko) at the San Diego Zoo
P. J. Morris, B. Bicknese, D. Janssen, B. Loudis, A. Shima, M. Sutherland-Smith and L. Young

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