ABSTRACT
The effects of chemical immobilisation on impala (Aepyceros melampus) were investigated. The results indicate that etorphine HCl or Carfentanil should not be used in isolation but that xylazine should be included in the immobilisation "cocktail". The highest dose possible, commensurate with safety, should be used in order to minimise time and distance to recumbency. Body temperature should be monitored and if cooling measures are not effective the animal should be aroused. Either diprenorphine HCl alone or in combination with yohimbine and 4-aminopyridine should be used as antidote/s.
Subject(s)
Antelopes/blood , Artiodactyla/blood , Etorphine/pharmacology , Fentanyl/analogs & derivatives , Immobilization , Morphinans/pharmacology , Thiazines/pharmacology , Xylazine/pharmacology , Animals , Drug Combinations , Female , Fentanyl/pharmacology , Male , Time FactorsABSTRACT
Total protein concentrations from a variety of wild mammalian species were measured by the Lowry and Biuret techniques and compared with results obtained or derived by refractometry. Values obtained with the Lowry method were the highest and certain derived refractometry results, the lowest. It is suggested that the Biuret method provides the most acceptable values but that care should be exercised in using the correct standard. The percentage composition of plasma from 22 species of wild mammals is also presented and the observations discussed with relation to methodology and A/G ratio.
