Immobilization of feral pigs with a combination of ketamine and xylazine.

摘要: Handling feral pigs (Sus scrofa) for research requires the intramuscular administration of an immobilizing agent that has a wide safety margin, is quick acting, and restrains animals period sufficient data collection. A variety drugs been tested on wild (Zurowski Sakowicz 1965; Henry Matschke 1968, 1972; 1969a,b; Wood et al. 1977), however, none ideal based our criteria. Ketamine hydrochloride (Ketaset?, Bristol Laboratories, Syracuse, N.Y.) nonbarbituate, dissociative anesthetic induces cataleptic state short duration (Harthoorn 1975). Side effects may be poor muscle relaxation, convulsions, excessive salivation, excitement during recovery (Thurmon 1972, 1973; Gregg Olsen 1975; Ramsden 1976). However, when xylazine (Rompun?, Cutter Inc., Shawnee, Kans.), sedative-analgesic with relaxant properties 1975) administered ketamine, adverse signs associated ketamine are minimized. This paper reports use combination (KH-XH) to immobilize Santa Catalina Island, California. METHODS