Dart injection

A dart injection is used to give a single intramuscular or subcutaneous injection to livestock without restraining the animal. It can be contrasted with hand injection.¹ These injections are usually administered by a tranquilliser gun, if in the wild, or sometimes a blowgun if in captivity.

Notes

Ryeng, K. A.; Larsen, S.; Arnemo, J. M. (2002). "Medetomidine-Ketamine in Reindeer (Rangifer Tarandus Tarandus): Effective Immobilization by Hand- and Dart-Administered Injection". Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine. 33 (4): 397–400. doi:10.1638/1042-7260(2002)033[0397:MKIRRT]2.0.CO;2. ISSN 1042-7260. PMID 12564542. S2CID 9675876.

[1] Ryeng, K. A.; Larsen, S.; Arnemo, J. M. (2002). "Medetomidine-Ketamine in Reindeer (Rangifer Tarandus Tarandus): Effective Immobilization by Hand- and Dart-Administered Injection". Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine. 33 (4): 397–400. doi:10.1638/1042-7260(2002)033[0397:MKIRRT]2.0.CO;2. ISSN 1042-7260. PMID 12564542. S2CID 9675876.

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