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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
Reversible immobilization of free-ranging red deer (Cervus elaphus) with xylazine-tiletamine-zolazepam and atipamezole
Journal of Wildlife Diseases, Volume 50, No. 2, Year 2014
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Forty-eight free-ranging red deer (Cervus elaphus) were immobilized with xylazine (X) and tiletamine-zolazepam (TZ) by dart injection during winter 2008 in Norway. A follow-up study in five animals during winter 2010 included arterial blood samples analyzed with a portable clinical analyzer in the field. Thirty-five of 48 animals were effectively immobilized and 13 required a second dart. Mean±SD doses were 2.89±0.45 mg X/kg and 2.89±0.45 mg TZ/kg in calves and 2.97±0.66 mg X/kg and 1.91±0.43 mg TZ/kg in adults. Mean induction times for calves and adults were 8.5±5 min and 11.6±5.5 min, respectively. The main physiologic side effect during immobilization was hypoxemia (pulse oximetry, SpO
2
,<85%). All five animals evaluated with arterial blood gas samples were hypoxemic (PaO
2
<10 kPa). Xylazine was antagonized with 0.43±0.19mg/kg and 0.27±0.05 mg/ kg of atipamezole in calves and adults, respectively. Time to standing/walking in calves and adults was 12±7 min and 12±11 min, respectively. Two capture mortalities occurred. © Wildlife Disease Association 2014.
Authors & Co-Authors
Sente, Celsus
Norway, As
Norsk Institutt for Bioøkonomi
Uganda, Kampala
Makerere University
Meisingset, Erling L.
Norway, As
Norsk Institutt for Bioøkonomi
Evans, Alina L.
Norway, Elverum
Høgskolen I Innlandet
Norway, As
Norges Miljø- og Biovitenskapelige Universitet
Wedul, Sari J.
Norway, Elverum
Høgskolen I Innlandet
Zimmermann, Barbara
Norway, Elverum
Høgskolen I Innlandet
Arnemo, Jon M.
Norway, Elverum
Høgskolen I Innlandet
Sweden, Uppsala
Sveriges Lantbruksuniversitet
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Citations: 15
Authors: 6
Affiliations: 5
Identifiers
Doi:
10.7589/2012-10-267
ISSN:
00903558
Study Design
Cohort Study