Gardhouse, S., Beaufrere, H., Hawkins, M. G. et al. 2023. Evaluation of Oral Transmucosal Administration of Pentobarbital for Euthanasia of Conscious Wild Birds. Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science 26(1), 4–14.
This prospective study evaluated oral transmucosal pentobarbital sodium at three doses in 110 wild-caught wild birds requiring euthanasia. Birds received transmucosal pentobarbital at five (430 mg/kg), six (516 mg/kg), and seven times (602 mg/kg) the...