Effects of anesthetic protocols on electroejaculation variables of Iberian ibex (Capra pyrenaica)
2011
Santiago Moreno, Julián | Toledano-Díaz, A. | Sookhthezary, A. | Gómez-Guillamón, Félix | Salas-Vega, R. | Pulido-Pastor, A. | López Sebastián, Antonio | Santiago Moreno, Julián [0000-0001-5551-8120] | Gómez-Guillamón, Félix [0000-0001-9757-9589] | López Sebastián, Antonio [0000-0001-8695-7441]
The effects of three intramuscular anesthesia protocols - detomidine 190 μg/kg plus ketamine 2 mg/kg, detomidine 270 μg/kg plus ketamine 1.4. mg/kg, and tiletamine 3.4. mg/kg plus zolazepam 3.4. mg/kg - on penis protrusion and ejaculation variables were compared in nine captive Spanish ibex (Capra pyrenaica) subjected to electroejaculation. Body temperature, heart, and respiratory rates, as well as a number of plasma biochemical variables were also recorded prior to and during anesthesia. The detomidine plus ketamine protocols induced bradycardia and increased respiratory rate. However, the tiletamine/zolazepam protocol did not affect heart and respiratory rates. None of the three protocols caused a substantial change in rectal temperature, yet all protocols caused a significant increase in plasma glucose levels. Differences in anesthetic protocols did not affect sperm quality or quantity. However, choice of anesthetic protocol affected (P< 0.05) the degree of penis protrusion and the electrical pulse sequence required to achieve ejaculation. Results of this study support a recommendation of detomidine 270 μg/kg plus ketamine 1.4. mg/kg for anesthesia of Spanish ibex undergoing electroejaculation. © 2010.
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