Anaesthesia of gemsbok (Oryx gazella) with a combination of A3080, medetomidine and ketamine |
| |
| Authors: | Grobler D Bush M Jessup D Lance W |
| |
| Institution: | Kruger National Park, Skukuza, South Africa. |
| |
| Abstract: | An effective anaesthesia protocol was developed for adult free-ranging gemsbok (Oryx gazella) using a combination of A3080, medetomidine and ketamine. A short induction time; good muscle relaxation, adequate oxygenation and stable heart rate and respiration rate characterised this anaesthetic regime. Equal doses of A3080 and medetomidine (22-45 microg/kg) plus 200 mg of ketamine were administered to each animal. The anaesthesia was rapidly and completely reversed by intramuscular naltrexone at a dose of X = 0.9 +/- 0.2 mg/kg and atipamezole at a dose X +/- 90 +/- 20 microg/kg. No mortality or morbidity occurred with this protocol. |
| |
| Keywords: | |
| 本文献已被 PubMed 等数据库收录！ |
|
