Standing sedation with medetomidine and butorphanol in captive African elephants (Loxodonta africana)

被引：3
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作者：
Lueders, I. [1 ,2 ]
Tindall, B. [3 ]
Young, D. [4 ]
van der Horst, G. [1 ,2 ]
Botha, S. [5 ]
Luther, I. [1 ,2 ]
Maree, L. [1 ,2 ]
Bertschinger, H. J. [6 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Western Cape, Dept Med Biosci, Private Bag X17, ZA-7535 Bellville, South Africa
[2] Natl Zool Gardens South Africa, 323 Boom St, ZA-0110 Pretoria, South Africa
[3] Robberg Vet Clin, 56 Longships, ZA-6600 Plettenberg Bay, South Africa
[4] African Elephant Res Unit, Plettenberg Bay, South Africa
[5] African Lion Safari, 1386 Cooper Rd, Cambridge, ON N1R 5S, Canada
[6] Univ Pretoria, Fac Vet Sci, Sect Reprod, Private Bag X04, ZA-0110 Onderstepoort, South Africa
来源：
VETERINARY JOURNAL | 2016年 / 209卷
关键词：
Elephant bull; Butorphanol; Medetomidine; Hyaluronidase;
D O I：
10.1016/j.tvjl.2015.07.014
中图分类号：
S85 [动物医学（兽医学）];
学科分类号：
0906 ;
摘要：
Doses for standing sedation allowing for various procedures in otherwise inaccessible, untrained captive African elephant bulls are presented. Thirty-three standing sedations were performed in 12 males aged 8-30 years (one to four sedations per animal). Each bull received a combination of 0.009 0.002 mg/kg medetomidine and 0.03 0.007 mg/kg butorphanol. Full sedation was reached on average 25.5 min after injection. The addition of hyaluronidase (1000-2000 IU) significantly reduced time to full sedation to 16.5 min (paired t test, P= 0.024). Reversal was induced with intramuscular atipamezole 0.008 (0.002) and naltrexone 0.035 (0.015) mg/kg. Recovery took on average 7 min (3-18 min). The medetomidine/ butorphanol combination provided safe standing sedation for smaller procedures. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码：190 / 192
页数：3
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