1. Sublingual administration of detomidine to calves prior to disbudding: a comparison with the intravenous route 
Ann-Helena Hokkanen, Marja R Raekallio, Kati Salla, Laura Hänninen, Elina Viitasaari, Marianna Norring, Satu Raussi, Valtteri M Rinne, Mika Scheinin, Outi M Vainio 
Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia 
Volume 41, Issue 4, Pages (July 2014)
DOI: /vaa.12150
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2. Figure 1
Mean ± SD plasma detomidine concentrations after sublingual (80 μg kg−1, solid line) and intravenous (30 μg kg−1, broken line) administration of detomidine to calves. N = 10 per group.
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3. Figure 2
Mean ± SD composite sedation scores (0–16 where 0 is no sedation) after sublingual (80 μg kg−1, solid line) and intravenous (30 μg kg−1, broken line) administration of detomidine to calves. N = 10 per group. *Statistically significant difference (p < 0.05) between the groups.
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4. Figure 3
Heart rate (mean ± SD) after sublingual (80 μg kg−1, solid line) and intravenous (30 μg kg−1, broken line) administration of detomidine to calves. N = 10 per group. *Statistically significant difference (p < 0.05) between the groups.
Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia  , DOI: ( /vaa.12150)
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