Comparative study of xylocaine, detomidine, ketamine and xylazine for epidural analgesia in goats

ABSTRACT

A total of 40 buffaloes [8 primiparous and 32 multiparous] were used to study the physiological changes related to the last stage of pregnancy and processes of parturition. Animals were kept under careful observation and examination. Blood samples were collected at the last stage of pregnancy, 12-72 and 1-12 hours prepartum, parturition, and at post partum. Plasma were separated for determination of oestradiol 17 C and corticol hormones as well as glucose and total protein and fractions. The periods of first, second and third stages of labour in primiparous buffaloes were 4.72 +/- 1.17, 1.22 +/- 0.20 and 5.28 +/- 1.92 hours and in pleuparous buffaloes were 3.22 +/- 2.08, 0.85 +/- 0.44 and 4.95 +/- 1.10 hours respectively. The plasma levels of oestradiol 17 C and cortisol were gradually increased on approaching of parturition, reaching their maximum values at 1-12 hr. pre-partum and during parturition, while the lowest values were recorded after parturtion. In Egyptian buffaloes, average values of plasma glucose were significantly higher during parturition than that during last stage of pregnancy and pre-partum. Clinical signs and behavioural traits were also recorded. It could be concluded that the processes of parturition in buffaloes were nearly similar to these of cows