BEHAVIORAL EVALUATION OF THE ISOFLURANE ANESTHESIA AND XYLAZINE AND MEDETOMIDINE CONTINUOUS INFUSION IN HORSES

Authors

  • Renata Gebara S. Doria Universidade de São Paulo(USP), São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil
  • Carlos Augusto A. Valadão Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Jaboticabal, São Paulo, Brasil
  • Paulo Aléscio Canola Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Jaboticabal, São Paulo, Brasil
  • Érica Cristina Bueno do Prado Guirro Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR), Palotina, Paraná, Brasil
  • Marina Ceccato Mendes Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Jaboticabal, São Paulo, Brasil
  • Andre Escobar Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Jaboticabal, São Paulo, Brasil
  • Gesiane Ribeiro uni-FMU
  • Cláudio Corrêa Natalini Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil
  • Silvio Henrique de Freitas Universidade de Cuiabá (UNIC), Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brasil

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5216/cab.v12i3.2430

Keywords:

anesthesia

Abstract

The association of an -2 agonist to an anesthetic protocol leads to deep sedation, muscle relaxation and potent analgesia, reducing the quantity of other anesthetic agents to reach the ideal anesthetic plan to the surgical procedure. This study evaluated comparatively the tranquilization, induction and recovery quality of the isofluorane anesthesia and xylazine and medetomidine continuous infusion in 16 horses. It was possible to conclude that, in this specie, the medetomidine protocol warrants wider muscle relaxation, better quality of anesthetic induction and recovery, even though it presents the same tranquilization quality of the xylazine protocol.
KEYWORDS: egg quality; glutamine; intestinal morphology; thermal stress.

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Published

2011-09-29

How to Cite

DORIA, Renata Gebara S.; VALADÃO, Carlos Augusto A.; CANOLA, Paulo Aléscio; GUIRRO, Érica Cristina Bueno do Prado; MENDES, Marina Ceccato; ESCOBAR, Andre; RIBEIRO, Gesiane; NATALINI, Cláudio Corrêa; FREITAS, Silvio Henrique de. BEHAVIORAL EVALUATION OF THE ISOFLURANE ANESTHESIA AND XYLAZINE AND MEDETOMIDINE CONTINUOUS INFUSION IN HORSES. Brazilian Animal Science/ Ciência Animal Brasileira, Goiânia, v. 12, n. 3, p. 506–513, 2011. DOI: 10.5216/cab.v12i3.2430. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/vet/article/view/2430. Acesso em: 5 dec. 2025.

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Veterinary Medicine