Comparison of S(+)-ketamine and ketamine, with medetomidine, for field anaesthesia in the European brown hare (Lepus europaeus)

Gerritsmann, Hanno; Stalder, Gabrielle; Seilern-Moy, Katharina; Knauer, Felix; Walzer, Chris

doi:10.1111/j.1467-2995.2012.00754.x

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“…As also reported by Gerritsmann et al. (), in the present study IM injection of volumes up to 1.6 mL in quadriceps femoris muscle was well tolerated. The choice of a site far from neural branches might explain the absence of neurological adverse effect.…”

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confidence: 90%

“…Thus Gerritsmann et al. ()'s doses both of ketamine and of alpha 2 agonist (assuming dexmedetomidine to be twice as potent as medetomidine) were higher than those of our study. This is the first report of administration of dexmedetomidine in hares.…”

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confidence: 79%

“…Gerritsmann et al. () reported the effects of 0.2 mg kg −1 medetomidine and 30 mg kg −1 ketamine in hares, and the reversal of the medetomidine component by atipamezole. Thus Gerritsmann et al.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…; Gerritsmann et al. ). In most cases anaesthetic drugs have been administered to hares on the basis of results in the rabbit.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Recently, medetomidine and S(+)‐ketamine or racemic ketamine for field anaesthesia in European brown hares were compared (Gerritsmann et al. ), the medetomidine being antagonised with atipamezole. However at the doses used in that study, surgical anaesthesia was not produced reliably, and the quality of recovery was not ideal.…”

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Acepromazine‐dexmedetomidine‐ketamine for injectable anaesthesia in captive European brown hares (Lepus europaeus)

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“…; Gerritsmann et al. ). In most cases anaesthetic drugs have been administered to hares on the basis of results in the rabbit.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Food quality and quantity are more important in explaining foraging of an intermediate‐sized mammalian herbivore than predation risk or competition

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Moonen

Prins

et al. 2018

Ecology and Evolution

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During times of high activity by predators and competitors, herbivores may be forced to forage in patches of low‐quality food. However, the relative importance in determining where and what herbivores forage still remains unclear, especially for small‐ and intermediate‐sized herbivores. Our objective was to test the relative importance of predator and competitor activity, and forage quality and quantity on the proportion of time spent in a vegetation type and the proportion of time spent foraging by the intermediate‐sized herbivore European hare (Lepus europaeus). We studied red fox (Vulpes vulpes) as a predator species and European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) as a competitor. We investigated the time spent at a location and foraging time of hare using GPS with accelerometers. Forage quality and quantity were analyzed based on hand‐plucked samples of a selection of the locally most important plant species in the diet of hare. Predator activity and competitor activity were investigated using a network of camera traps. Hares spent a higher proportion of time in vegetation types that contained a higher percentage of fibers (i.e., NDF). Besides, hares spent a higher proportion of time in vegetation types that contained relatively low food quantity and quality of forage (i.e., high percentage of fibers) during days that foxes (Vulpes vulpes) were more active. Also during days that rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) were more active, hares spent a higher proportion of time foraging in vegetation types that contained a relatively low quality of forage. Although predation risk affected space use and foraging behavior, and competition affected foraging behavior, our study shows that food quality and quantity more strongly affected space use and foraging behavior than predation risk or competition. It seems that we need to reconsider the relative importance of the landscape of food in a world of fear and competition.

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Comparison of S(+)-ketamine and ketamine, with medetomidine, for field anaesthesia in the European brown hare (Lepus europaeus)

Cited by 13 publications

References 21 publications

Acepromazine‐dexmedetomidine‐ketamine for injectable anaesthesia in captive European brown hares (Lepus europaeus)

Acepromazine‐dexmedetomidine‐ketamine for injectable anaesthesia in captive European brown hares (Lepus europaeus)

Lagomorphs (Rabbits, Hares, and Pikas)

Food quality and quantity are more important in explaining foraging of an intermediate‐sized mammalian herbivore than predation risk or competition

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