2006
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-42.3.633
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Immobilization of Himalayan Tahr With a Xylazine–ketamine Mixture and Reversal With Atipamezole Under Field Conditions

Abstract: ABSTRACT:Twenty-nine free-ranging Himalayan tahr (Hemitragus jemlahicus) were darted in the Sagarmatha National Park (Nepal) using different combinations of xylazine and ketamine. Animals in Group 1 (n54) received a mean xylazine-ketamine dose of 2.7760.99 mg/kg xylazine plus 3.3260.19 mg/kg ketamine in males and 2.3960.10 mg/kg xylazine plus 4.2960.17 mg/kg ketamine in females. Animals in Group 2 (n525) received a mean xylazine-ketamine dose of 1.7060.41 mg/kg xylazine plus 3.0660.74 mg/kg ketamine in males a… Show more

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“…These differences can be explained by sample size, methodological or climatic influences, anaesthetic dosages, timing of measurements, variations in instrumentation, ambient temperature or humidity (Jorgenson et al 1991). Comparing our values with the ones recorded in wakeful Northern chamois (Couturier 1938), RT was similar (39.0-39.3°C) and RR was lower (25 breaths/min); actually, the elevated RR of our study could reflect a sub-excitement state throughout the handling time, as suggested for other chemically captured wild ruminants (Walter et al 2005;Dematteis et al 2006).…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 75%
“…These differences can be explained by sample size, methodological or climatic influences, anaesthetic dosages, timing of measurements, variations in instrumentation, ambient temperature or humidity (Jorgenson et al 1991). Comparing our values with the ones recorded in wakeful Northern chamois (Couturier 1938), RT was similar (39.0-39.3°C) and RR was lower (25 breaths/min); actually, the elevated RR of our study could reflect a sub-excitement state throughout the handling time, as suggested for other chemically captured wild ruminants (Walter et al 2005;Dematteis et al 2006).…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 75%
“…Negative results were obtained as well in 2002 in the study area using dropping-nets or a combination of dropping-nets and chemical immobilization when, despite the participation of many workers, up to 2 out of 8 captured animals died (unpublished data). These results proved that the wooded areas of the Apennines, unlike results reported in recent studies carried out in open or high altitude areas (Dematteis et al, 2006), do not permit observers to visually trace the shot animals. Finally, food trapping was thought to be ineffective in the Apennines where brief and mild winters do not prevent the animals from finding food.…”
Section: Introductioncontrasting
confidence: 56%
“…and Rhododendron spp., interspersed with grasses and sedges (for vegetation details, see Buffa et al, 1998). Tahr, a gregarious caprin in the Himalayas, is the largest prey of snow leopards (tahr adult females: 62 kg on average, see Dematteis et al, 2006;Lovari et al, 2009a). Himalayan musk deer, Moschus chrysogaster, is the second largest natural prey Lovari et al 2009a).…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%