Alternations on haemato-biochemical profiles following administration of atropine-buprenorphine-propofol anaesthesia in goats

Abstract

The study was conducted to evaluate the alternations on haemato-biochemical profiles following administration of atropine-buprenorphine-propofol anaesthesia in six healthy non-descript goats of either sex weighing between 20-25 kg by administrating atropine sulphate @ 0.04 mg/kg I/M followed by buprenorphine @ 10 mg/kg I/M and 10 min. later induction of anaesthesia with propofol @ 5mg/kg I/V. Hb, PCV and TLC showed non-significant decrease at 60 min. however, the following values showed increasing trends at different time intervals of observation and returned to near base value by 6 hrs. There was significant (P<0.05) increase in neutrophils with significant (P<0.05) decrease in lymphocyte values. Serum glucose showed significant (P<0.05) elevation at 60 min. after atropine-buprenorphinepropofol administration whereas non-significant increase in serum urea nitrogen, serum creatinine, AST and ALT were observed at different time intervals. However, these changes were within normal physiological limits. Therefore, it can be concluded that atropine-buprenorphine-propofol combination does not produce any deleterious effect on vital organs and changes remain within physiological limits, thus can be safely used in goats.

Conservative Management of Unilateral Focal Gangrenous Mastitis in a 1½ Year-Old Lactating Red Sokoto Doe

“…Red Sokoto Goat (RSG) like any other breed of goat plays an important role in the food production system in Nigeria and it's neighboring countries (Shittu et al 2008;Garba et al 2019). They contribute to the economy of the poor people by providing regular source of income and have the most outstanding characteristic of high-quality hide and skin (Dewangan et al 2020). Its high prolificacy and short gestation period make them suitable for production among poor and landless livestock farmers (Dewangan et al 2020).…”

“…They contribute to the economy of the poor people by providing regular source of income and have the most outstanding characteristic of high-quality hide and skin (Dewangan et al 2020). Its high prolificacy and short gestation period make them suitable for production among poor and landless livestock farmers (Dewangan et al 2020). Hence the need to ensure maximum production and guarding all that concern its healthy wellbeing, especially mastitis which RSG are characteristically known for causing the udder to undergo both physical and pathological changes (Pilau et al 2011;Jibril et al 2020), causing a major concern in both economy and animal welfare (Al Salihi 2018;Garba et al 2019).…”