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To catch a buffalo: field immobilisation of Asian swamp buffalo using etorphine and xylazine

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dc.contributor.authorMcMahon, C.
dc.contributor.authorBradshaw, C.
dc.date.issued2008
dc.descriptionJournal compilation © 2008 Australian Veterinary Association
dc.description.abstractOBJECTIVE To demonstrate the efficacy of a mixture of etorphine and xylazine to safely immobilise wild buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) in the field. METHODS Body mass was estimated (to calculate mass-specific dosages) by deriving a predictive relationship between morphometric measurements (body length, height) and mass based on a dataset collected in Vietnam, because the study animals could not be weighed in the field. RESULTS Mass-specific dosages varied between 0.02 and 0.03 mg/kg for etorphine and between 0.14 and 0.22 mg/kg for xyalazine; induction times varied between 10 and 33 min, mean recumbency time was 68 min, and the mean time to standing was 10 min (range: 10–17 min). CONCLUSIONS The mixture of ethorphine and xylazine was effective for immobilisation of this species and appeared to have a relatively large safety margin, based on the mass-specific dosages used. The allometric relationships described here should prove useful for those working with wild swamp buffalo.
dc.identifier.citationAustralian Veterinary Journal, 2008; 86(6):235-241
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/j.1751-0813.2008.00303.x
dc.identifier.issn0005-0423
dc.identifier.issn1751-0813
dc.identifier.orcidBradshaw, C. [0000-0002-5328-7741]
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/48275
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherAustralian Veterinary Assn
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1111/j.1751-0813.2008.00303.x
dc.subjectallometry
dc.subjectBubalus bubalis
dc.subjectepidemiology
dc.subjectetorphine
dc.subjectdiprenorphine
dc.subjectglobal positioning system
dc.subjectcollars
dc.subjecthome range
dc.subjectdisease spread
dc.titleTo catch a buffalo: field immobilisation of Asian swamp buffalo using etorphine and xylazine
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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