Field Chemical Immobilization of Free-Ranging Crested Porcupines with Zoletil®: A Reviewed Dosage
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Sample | Age Class | Sex | BW (kg) | BT (°C) | HR (bpm) | IjD (mg/kg) | InT (min) | RT (min) | Clinical Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018 | |||||||||
1 | A | F | 13.5 | 37.8 | 115 | 7 | 20 | 100 | Good |
2 | A | F | 11.0 | 38.1 | 119 | 7 | 15 | 105 | Good |
3 | SA | F | 5.0 | 39.0 | 121 | 8 | 6 | 101 | Good |
4 | A | M | 11.0 | 38.6 | 118 | 8 | 17 | 118 | Good |
5 | A | M | 14.5 | 38.4 | 116 | 8 | 7 | 93 | Good |
Average ± SD | 11.0 ± 3.7 | 38.4 ± 0.5 | 117.8 ± 2.4 | 7.6 ± 0.5 | 13.0 ± 5.6 | 103.4 ± 9.2 | |||
2019–2020 | |||||||||
6 | P | F | 3.5 | 38.6 | 120 | 4 | 4 | 34 | Good |
7 | SA | F | 7.2 | 37.9 | 121 | 5 | 6 | 34 | Good |
8 | A | M | 11.0 | 38.3 | 116 | 6 | 10 | 43 | Severe injury on the nose |
9 | A | F | 12.0 | 38.4 | 117 | 5 | 4 | 56 | Good |
10 | A | M | 14.5 | 38.7 | 116 | 5 | 10 | 48 | Good |
11 | A | F | 11.0 | 38.5 | 119 | 5 | 7 | 53 | Good |
12 | P | F | 1.9 | 38.7 | 123 | 4 | 2 | 43 | Good |
13 | SA | F | 9.5 | 37.9 | 114 | 5 | 4 | 86 | Good |
14 | A | M | 11.9 | 36.0 | 110 | 6 | 8 | 67 | Severe injury in the rump |
15 | SA | F | 9.4 | 37.2 | 112 | 5 | 10 | 60 | Good |
16 | SA | M | 10.6 | 38.2 | 113 | 5 | 8 | 57 | Good |
17 | A | F | 14.7 | 38.2 | 129 | 5 | 8 | 62 | Pregnant |
18 | A | F | 15.2 | 38.5 | 116 | 5 | 11 | 54 | Lactation |
Average ± SD | 10.2 ± 4.0 | 38.1 ± 0.8 | 117.4 ± 5.1 | 5.0 ± 0.6 | 7.1 ± 2.9 | 53.6 ± 14.1 |
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Coppola, F.; D’Addio, E.; Casini, L.; Sagona, S.; Felicioli, A. Field Chemical Immobilization of Free-Ranging Crested Porcupines with Zoletil®: A Reviewed Dosage. Vet. Sci. 2020, 7, 194. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci7040194
Coppola F, D’Addio E, Casini L, Sagona S, Felicioli A. Field Chemical Immobilization of Free-Ranging Crested Porcupines with Zoletil®: A Reviewed Dosage. Veterinary Sciences. 2020; 7(4):194. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci7040194
Chicago/Turabian StyleCoppola, Francesca, Enrico D’Addio, Lucia Casini, Simona Sagona, and Antonio Felicioli. 2020. "Field Chemical Immobilization of Free-Ranging Crested Porcupines with Zoletil®: A Reviewed Dosage" Veterinary Sciences 7, no. 4: 194. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci7040194