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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | To catch a buffalo: field immobilisation of Asian swamp buffalo using etorphine and xylazine |
Author: | McMahon, C. Bradshaw, C. |
Citation: | Australian Veterinary Journal, 2008; 86(6):235-241 |
Publisher: | Australian Veterinary Assn |
Issue Date: | 2008 |
ISSN: | 0005-0423 1751-0813 |
Abstract: | OBJECTIVE To demonstrate the efficacy of a mixture of etorphine and xylazine to safely immobilise wild buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) in the field. METHODS Body mass was estimated (to calculate mass-specific dosages) by deriving a predictive relationship between morphometric measurements (body length, height) and mass based on a dataset collected in Vietnam, because the study animals could not be weighed in the field. RESULTS Mass-specific dosages varied between 0.02 and 0.03 mg/kg for etorphine and between 0.14 and 0.22 mg/kg for xyalazine; induction times varied between 10 and 33 min, mean recumbency time was 68 min, and the mean time to standing was 10 min (range: 10–17 min). CONCLUSIONS The mixture of ethorphine and xylazine was effective for immobilisation of this species and appeared to have a relatively large safety margin, based on the mass-specific dosages used. The allometric relationships described here should prove useful for those working with wild swamp buffalo. |
Keywords: | allometry Bubalus bubalis epidemiology etorphine diprenorphine global positioning system collars home range disease spread |
Description: | Journal compilation © 2008 Australian Veterinary Association |
DOI: | 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2008.00303.x |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1751-0813.2008.00303.x |
Appears in Collections: | Animal and Veterinary Sciences publications Aurora harvest Environment Institute Leaders publications |
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