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Comparative Effect of Propofol and Thiopentone Sodium in Sheep Sedated with Xylazine Hydrochloride

Comparative Effect of Propofol and Thiopentone Sodium in Sheep Sedated with Xylazine Hydrochloride

Rahim Dad Brohi1,*, Amir Bukhsh Kalhoro1, Allah Bux Kachiwal1, Illahi Bux Kalhoro1, Dildar Hussain Kalhoro1, Sarfaraz Ahmed2, Farhan Anwar Khan3, Hira Sajjad Talpur1, Zia-ur-Rehman1 and Dinesh Bhattaria4

1Faculty of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences, Sindh Agriculture University, Tandojam, Pakistan
2National Center of Meat Quality and Safety Control, College of Food Science and Engineering, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
3Department of Animal Health, Faculty of Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Sciences, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar
4Department of Veterinary Gynecology and Obstetrics, Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science, Tribhuvan University, Nepal

*      Corresponding author: kkrahim_jan@yahoo.com

 

Fig. 1.

Changes in mean pulse rate (beats/min) (A), respiratory rate (beats/min) (B) and body temperature (°F) (C) following intravenous administration of xylazine / propofol and xylazine / thiopentone.

Fig. 2.

The assessment of multiple anesthetic indices following intravenous administration of xylazine/propofol (treatment A) and xylazine/thiopentone (treatment B). A, Onset of sedation; B, Induction of anaesthesia; C, Duration of anaesthesia; D, Recovery time from anaesthesia; E, Recovery period; F, Duration of recumbency.

Pakistan Journal of Zoology

April

Pakistan J. Zool., Vol. 56, Iss. 2, pp. 503-1000

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