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Immobilization of captive plains zebras (Equus quagga) with a combination of etorphine hydrochloride, acepromazine, and xylazine hydrochloride

The plains zebra (Equus quagga) is a zebra species commonly kept in zoos around the world. However, they are not tame like their domestic relatives and are difficult to immobilize. We immobilized 30 captive plains zebra with a combination of etorphine hydrochloride (2–4 mg), acepromazine (8 mg), and...

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Autores principales: PLANGSANGMAS, Tithipong, RATTANATHANYA, Hathaipat, TIPKANTHA, Wanlaya, SANANNU, Saowaphang, MAIKAEW, Umaporn, THAEONOEN, Jessada, SANGKHARAK, Bencharong, CHINSON, Pornpiroon, HIN-ON, Watcharin, KANATIYANONT, Nathavut, SIRIAROONRAT, Boripat, CHANSUE, Nantarika, RATANAKORN, Parntep
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Publicado: The Japanese Society of Veterinary Science 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8810327/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34866094
http://dx.doi.org/10.1292/jvms.21-0458
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author PLANGSANGMAS, Tithipong
RATTANATHANYA, Hathaipat
TIPKANTHA, Wanlaya
SANANNU, Saowaphang
MAIKAEW, Umaporn
THAEONOEN, Jessada
SANGKHARAK, Bencharong
CHINSON, Pornpiroon
HIN-ON, Watcharin
KANATIYANONT, Nathavut
SIRIAROONRAT, Boripat
CHANSUE, Nantarika
RATANAKORN, Parntep
author_facet PLANGSANGMAS, Tithipong
RATTANATHANYA, Hathaipat
TIPKANTHA, Wanlaya
SANANNU, Saowaphang
MAIKAEW, Umaporn
THAEONOEN, Jessada
SANGKHARAK, Bencharong
CHINSON, Pornpiroon
HIN-ON, Watcharin
KANATIYANONT, Nathavut
SIRIAROONRAT, Boripat
CHANSUE, Nantarika
RATANAKORN, Parntep
author_sort PLANGSANGMAS, Tithipong
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description The plains zebra (Equus quagga) is a zebra species commonly kept in zoos around the world. However, they are not tame like their domestic relatives and are difficult to immobilize. We immobilized 30 captive plains zebra with a combination of etorphine hydrochloride (2–4 mg), acepromazine (8 mg), and xylazine hydrochloride (30 or 50 mg) to perform physical examination and blood sample collection for disease diagnostics. Physiological parameters including heart rate, respiratory rate, body temperature, and hemoglobin oxygen saturation were recorded. All zebras exhibited satisfactory anesthesia and fully recovered without re-narcotization. The results suggest that etorphine hydrochloride-acepromazine-xylazine hydrochloride combination for plains zebra immobilization is a safe and sufficient regimen for short procedures such as wellness examinations and sample collection.
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spelling pubmed-88103272022-02-25 Immobilization of captive plains zebras (Equus quagga) with a combination of etorphine hydrochloride, acepromazine, and xylazine hydrochloride PLANGSANGMAS, Tithipong RATTANATHANYA, Hathaipat TIPKANTHA, Wanlaya SANANNU, Saowaphang MAIKAEW, Umaporn THAEONOEN, Jessada SANGKHARAK, Bencharong CHINSON, Pornpiroon HIN-ON, Watcharin KANATIYANONT, Nathavut SIRIAROONRAT, Boripat CHANSUE, Nantarika RATANAKORN, Parntep J Vet Med Sci Wildlife Science The plains zebra (Equus quagga) is a zebra species commonly kept in zoos around the world. However, they are not tame like their domestic relatives and are difficult to immobilize. We immobilized 30 captive plains zebra with a combination of etorphine hydrochloride (2–4 mg), acepromazine (8 mg), and xylazine hydrochloride (30 or 50 mg) to perform physical examination and blood sample collection for disease diagnostics. Physiological parameters including heart rate, respiratory rate, body temperature, and hemoglobin oxygen saturation were recorded. All zebras exhibited satisfactory anesthesia and fully recovered without re-narcotization. The results suggest that etorphine hydrochloride-acepromazine-xylazine hydrochloride combination for plains zebra immobilization is a safe and sufficient regimen for short procedures such as wellness examinations and sample collection. The Japanese Society of Veterinary Science 2021-12-03 2022-01 /pmc/articles/PMC8810327/ /pubmed/34866094 http://dx.doi.org/10.1292/jvms.21-0458 Text en ©2022 The Japanese Society of Veterinary Science https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives (by-nc-nd) License. (CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)
spellingShingle Wildlife Science
PLANGSANGMAS, Tithipong
RATTANATHANYA, Hathaipat
TIPKANTHA, Wanlaya
SANANNU, Saowaphang
MAIKAEW, Umaporn
THAEONOEN, Jessada
SANGKHARAK, Bencharong
CHINSON, Pornpiroon
HIN-ON, Watcharin
KANATIYANONT, Nathavut
SIRIAROONRAT, Boripat
CHANSUE, Nantarika
RATANAKORN, Parntep
Immobilization of captive plains zebras (Equus quagga) with a combination of etorphine hydrochloride, acepromazine, and xylazine hydrochloride
title Immobilization of captive plains zebras (Equus quagga) with a combination of etorphine hydrochloride, acepromazine, and xylazine hydrochloride
title_full Immobilization of captive plains zebras (Equus quagga) with a combination of etorphine hydrochloride, acepromazine, and xylazine hydrochloride
title_fullStr Immobilization of captive plains zebras (Equus quagga) with a combination of etorphine hydrochloride, acepromazine, and xylazine hydrochloride
title_full_unstemmed Immobilization of captive plains zebras (Equus quagga) with a combination of etorphine hydrochloride, acepromazine, and xylazine hydrochloride
title_short Immobilization of captive plains zebras (Equus quagga) with a combination of etorphine hydrochloride, acepromazine, and xylazine hydrochloride
title_sort immobilization of captive plains zebras (equus quagga) with a combination of etorphine hydrochloride, acepromazine, and xylazine hydrochloride
topic Wildlife Science
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8810327/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34866094
http://dx.doi.org/10.1292/jvms.21-0458
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