Sammanfattning

Medetomidine (0.02-0.06 mg/kg) in combination with zolazepam-tiletamine (0.8-2.3 mg/kg) were evaluated for reversible anesthesia in four species of Southeast Asian primates: Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus pygmaeus), Bornean gibbon (Hylobates muelleri), long-tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis), and pig-tailed macaque (Macaca nemestrina). Twenty-three anesthetic procedures of captive-held and free-ranging primates were studied in Sabah, Malaysia. The induction was smooth and rapid. Respiratory and heart rates were stable throughout anesthesia, whereas body temperature and systolic arterial blood pressure decreased significantly. Atipamezole at five times the medetomidine dose effectively reversed anesthesia, with first signs of recovery within 3-27 min

Nyckelord

Immobilization; medetomidine; atipamezole; orangutan; gibbon; macaque

Publicerad i

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine
2006, Volym: 37, nummer: 4, sidor: 558-561
Utgivare: AMER ASSOC ZOO VETERINARIANS

SLU författare

• Fahlman, Åsa

  • Institutionen för kliniska vetenskaper, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
    

• Nyman, Görel

  • Institutionen för tillämpad husdjursvetenskap och välfärd, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
    

UKÄ forskningsämne

Miljö- och naturvårdsvetenskap
Husdjursvetenskap
Veterinärmedicin


Publikationens identifierare

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1638/05-044.1

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https://res.slu.se/id/publ/24667