Anaesthesia of Tiletamine-Zolazepam-Xylazine and Ketamine-Xylazine in the Calf

Nihat ŞINDAK; Uğur Fahri YÜREKLİ; Hasan SERTKAYA; Mehmet ŞAKAR

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Anaesthesia of Tiletamine-Zolazepam-Xylazine and Ketamine-Xylazine in the Calf

Authors:

Nihat ŞINDAK | Uğur Fahri YÜREKLİ | Hasan SERTKAYA | Mehmet ŞAKAR

Publisher:

TUBITAK

Journal:

Turkish Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences 2003 Vol.27 Issue 3, pp.775-779

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

2/2003

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2000770150

Frequency:

Bimonthly

eISSN:

1303-6181

pISSN:

1300-0128

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The aim of this study was to determine the anaesthetic effects of combinations of tiletamine-zolazepam-xylazine and ketamine-xylazine.  The study was performed on 12 clinically healthy 4-10-month-old Holstein calves. The calves were separated randomly into two equal groups: group I (tiletamine-zolazepam (4 mg/kg)-xylazine (0.1 mg/kg) group) and group II (ketamine (4 mg/kg) and xylazine (0.1 mg/kg) group). The anaesthetic agents were administered intravenously. Heart and respiratory rates first increased and then decreased; body temperature decreased in both groups.  The anaesthetic took effect in an average of 2 min and the average duration of anaesthesia was 55 min in group I. On the other hand, it took effect in an average of 3 min and its average duration was 33 min in group II.  In this study, there were no significant pre-, peri- or post-anaesthetic differences in the biochemical and haemotological parameters except for an increase in glucose.  In conclusion, a combination of tiletamine-zolazepam-xylazine was more effective and had a longer duration of anaesthesia than ketamine-xylazine.

 

The aim of this study was to determine the anaesthetic effects of combinations of tiletamine-zolazepam-xylazine and ketamine-xylazine.  The study was performed on 12 clinically healthy 4-10-month-old Holstein calves. The calves were separated randomly into two equal groups: group I (tiletamine-zolazepam (4 mg/kg)-xylazine (0.1 mg/kg) group) and group II (ketamine (4 mg/kg) and xylazine (0.1 mg/kg) group). The anaesthetic agents were administered intravenously. Heart and respiratory rates first increased and then decreased; body temperature decreased in both groups.  The anaesthetic took effect in an average of 2 min and the average duration of anaesthesia was 55 min in group I. On the other hand, it took effect in an average of 3 min and its average duration was 33 min in group II.  In this study, there were no significant pre-, peri- or post-anaesthetic differences in the biochemical and haemotological parameters except for an increase in glucose.  In conclusion, a combination of tiletamine-zolazepam-xylazine was more effective and had a longer duration of anaesthesia than ketamine-xylazine.

Article Details

Anaesthesia of Tiletamine-Zolazepam-Xylazine and Ketamine-Xylazine in the Calf

Authors: Nihat ŞINDAK | Uğur Fahri YÜREKLİ | Hasan SERTKAYA | Mehmet ŞAKAR

Publisher: TUBITAK

Journal: Turkish Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences 2003 Vol.27 Issue 3, pp.775-779

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 2/2003

Document Language: Turkish

Document ID (Org No.): 2000770150

Frequency: Bimonthly

eISSN: 1303-6181

pISSN: 1300-0128

Calf

tiletamine

zolazepam

xylazine

ketamine

anaesthesia

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Authors:

Nihat ŞINDAK | Uğur Fahri YÜREKLİ | Hasan SERTKAYA | Mehmet ŞAKAR

Publisher:

TUBITAK

Journal:

Turkish Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences 2003 Vol.27 Issue 3, pp.775-779

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

2/2003

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2000770150

Frequency:

Bimonthly

eISSN:

1303-6181

pISSN:

1300-0128