title: Anesthetic techniques in poultry.
abstract: Anesthesia may be required in various species of poultry to facilitate surgery, diagnostics, and research. Preanesthetic evaluation, careful anesthetic management, and proper supportive methods should be employed. Injectable regimens may be useful for some procedures, but inhalation methods are more appropriate for long periods of anesthesia. Intubation of the trachea and maintenance of ventilation are of particular importance in avian species. Monitoring and support should continue until recovery is complete.
mesh_terms: D000758:Anesthesia / Q000662:veterinary*; D000818:Animals; D011200:Poultry / Q000502:physiology / Q000601:surgery