TY - JOUR
T1 - Use of acepromazine for stress control in Spanish ibex (Capra pyrenaica) captured by drive-net
AU - Casas-Díaz, Encarna
AU - Marco, Ignasi
AU - López-Olvera, Jorge R.
AU - Mentaberre, Gregorio
AU - Lavín, Santiago
PY - 2010/3/1
Y1 - 2010/3/1
N2 - Capture and restraint can induce stress in wild animals and tranquilizers may be beneficial in preventing some of the more adverse effects. A short-acting neuroleptic agent (acepromazine) was assessed in 25 Spanish ibexes (Capra pyrenaica) captured by drive-net. The animals were divided into a control group (14 ibexes) and a treated group (11 ibexes). Heart rate and rectal temperature, as well as haematological and biochemical parameters, were used to evaluate the effects of tranquilization during 3 h of restraint. A reduction in rectal temperature, red blood cell count, packed cell volume, haemoglobin concentration, white blood cell count, lymphocytes, neutrophils, activities of creatine kinase, aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase, lactate dehydrogenase, and concentrations of urea, total bilirubin and potassium in the treated group, suggested that acepromazine decreased signs of stress in Spanish ibex following drive-net capture. © 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
AB - Capture and restraint can induce stress in wild animals and tranquilizers may be beneficial in preventing some of the more adverse effects. A short-acting neuroleptic agent (acepromazine) was assessed in 25 Spanish ibexes (Capra pyrenaica) captured by drive-net. The animals were divided into a control group (14 ibexes) and a treated group (11 ibexes). Heart rate and rectal temperature, as well as haematological and biochemical parameters, were used to evaluate the effects of tranquilization during 3 h of restraint. A reduction in rectal temperature, red blood cell count, packed cell volume, haemoglobin concentration, white blood cell count, lymphocytes, neutrophils, activities of creatine kinase, aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase, lactate dehydrogenase, and concentrations of urea, total bilirubin and potassium in the treated group, suggested that acepromazine decreased signs of stress in Spanish ibex following drive-net capture. © 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
KW - Acepromazine
KW - Capra pyrenaica
KW - Drive-net
KW - Spanish ibex
KW - Stress
U2 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tvjl.2008.11.003
DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tvjl.2008.11.003
M3 - Article
VL - 183
SP - 332
EP - 336
ER -