The document discusses laboratory anesthetics for animals. It states that barbiturates like pentobarbital sodium are commonly used anesthetics, producing surgical anesthesia at doses of 35-45mg/kg intraperitoneally or intravenously. Pentobarbital has an immediate onset and duration of anesthesia of 45-60 minutes, with maintenence doses able to provide longer anesthesia. It also briefly mentions chloralose as another anesthetic.