Inmovilización química y evaluación fisiológica de comadreja overa, Didelphis albiventris (Lund, 1841) silvestres de la provincia de Santa Fe, Argentina.

TARRAGONA EVELINA L.; ZURVERA DANIEL; ; MANZOLI DARIO E.; CORREA ANA INES

InVet

Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias-Universidad Nacional de Buenos Aires

Lugar: Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires ; Año: 2014 vol. 16 p. 79 - 85

1514-6634

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness with a protocol for ketamine-diazepamanesthesia in 42 free life of D. albiventris specimens and determine what variables affect theirsuccess. The response variables evaluated were: if a dose supplementation was necessary andtime needed for the desired effect of the drug in minutes. The independent variables were sex,weight, age, body condition, total length, heart rate, respiratory rate, temperature and activity.Larger sized individuals were more likely to need supplementation (p=0.0686). The femalesneeded more time to reach the desired anesthetic plane (p=0.0008). Furthermore, the timeneeded to obtain the desired effect was greater in animals with heart rate and body temperature(p=0.0068, p=0.0013). The same situation occurred in individuals of greater weight and age(p=0.0057, p=0.0038).