EFFECT OF YOHIMBINE ON XYLAZINE-INDUCED IMMOBILIZATION IN WHITE-TAILED DEER
- 1 January 1984
- journal article
- research article
- Vol. 185 (11) , 1301-1303
Abstract
Two groups of white-tailed deer were given i.m. injections of xylazine with a projectile syringe. Deer in 1 of the groups served as controls and did not receive any treatments other than xylazine. Deer in the other group were given yohimbine i.v. at various times (15-171 min) to evaluate its effect on xylazine-induced immobilization. In 5 control deer given 3.7 .+-. 1.2 mg of xylazine/kg (mean .+-. SD), onset of recumbency was 13 .+-. 2 min and time to standing was 268 .+-. 76 min. In 20 principal deer given 2.8 .+-. 1.0 mg of xylazine/kg, onset of recumbency was 8 .+-. 7 min, time to sitting after giving yohimbine was 3 .+-. 4 min in 18 of the deer and time to standing after giving yohimbine was 4 .+-. 5 min in 19 of the deer. Most of these deer were still moderately sedated 30 min after injection of yohimbine, but none of them became reimmobilized or as deeply sedated as before the injection of yohimbine. Yohimbine also reversed the bradycardia and respiratory depression induced by xylazine. [The use of those drugs in the capture of deer was described.].This publication has 4 references indexed in Scilit:
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