TABLE 3.
Mean ± standard deviation of physiological variables and median score (range) of quality of immobilisation recorded at 5-min intervals during 40-min immobilisation of 12 female boma-acclimatised blesbok administered with two etorphine–azaperone combinations.†
| Variable | Time points (minutes) |
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| 5 |
10 |
15 |
20 |
25 |
30 |
35 |
40 |
Overall |
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| HE | LE | HE | LE | HE | LE | HE | LE | HE | LE | HE | LE | HE | LE | HE | LE | HE | LE | |
| PR (beats minute-1) | 60 ± 19 | 60 ± 16 | 55 ± 14 | 47 ± 12 | 53 ± 14 | 44 ± 11 | 53 ± 14 | 43 ± 11 | 53 ± 15 | 42 ± 8 | 51 ± 14 | 41 ± 6 | 46 ± 12 | 39 ± 5* | 45 ± 13 | 36 ± 4* | 52 ± 15† | 44 ± 11† |
| ƒR (breaths minute-1) | 19 ± 4 | 21 ± 5 | 17 ± 3 | 18 ± 4 | 16 ± 5 | 16 ± 4 | 15 ± 5 | 17 ± 4 | 14 ± 3 | 16 ± 4 | 15 ± 3 | 17 ± 4 | 14 ± 5 | 16 ± 3 | 13 ± 4* | 15 ± 4 | 15 ± 4** | 17 ± 4** |
| SpO2 (%) | 87 ± 8 | 93 ± 5 | 89 ± 5 | 94 ± 7 | 92 ± 7 | 92 ± 8 | 89 ± 9 | 92 ± 6.5 | 94 ± 7 | 94 ± 6 | 94 ± 6 | 94 ± 5 | 91 ± 5 | 96 ± 4 | 94 ± 6 | 96 ± 5 | 91 ± 7** | 94 ± 6** |
| PE’CO2 (mmHg) | 57 ± 6 | 55 ± 5 | 61 ± 5 | 57 ± 7 | 62 ± 4 | 60 ± 5 | 64 ± 5* | 62 ± 6* | 62 ± 6 | 62 ± 3 | 63 ± 4 | 61 ± 4 | 63 ± 4* | 62 ± 4 | 62 ± 4 | 63 ± 6* | 62 ± 5** | 60 ± 6** |
| RT (°C) | 39.0 ± 0.4 | 39.0 ± 0.5 | 39.0 ± 0.4 | 39.0 ± 0.5 | 38.9 ± 0.5 | 39.0 ± 0.6 | 38.8 ± 0.5 | 38.9 ± 0.5 | 38.8 ± 0.6 | 38.8 ± 0.5 | 38.8 ± 0.6 | 38.8 ± 0.5 | 38.7 ± 0.6 | 38.7 ± 0.5 | 38.6 ± 0.6 | 38.7 ± 0.5 | 38.8 ± 0.5 | 38.9 ± 0.5 |
| SAP (mmHg) | 136 ± 7 | 138 ± 11 | 133 ± 13 | 133 ± 10 | 128 ± 9 | 131 ± 11 | 126 ± 8 | 127 ± 10 | 123 ± 9 | 126 ± 12 | 125 ± 13 | 129 ± 11 | 127 ± 12 | 128 ± 10 | 126 ± 10 | 129 ± 10 | 128 ± 11 | 130 ± 11 |
| DAP (mmHg) | 103 ± 10 | 106 ± 7 | 102 ± 10 | 101 ± 8 | 98 ± 8 | 99 ± 10 | 95 ± 7 | 95 ± 9 | 93 ± 9 | 95 ± 9 | 94 ± 10 | 96 ± 7 | 95 ± 9 | 95 ± 9 | 95 ± 9 | 97 ± 10 | 97 ± 9 | 98 ± 9 |
| MAP (mmHg) | 119 ± 10 | 120 ± 8 | 114 ± 13 | 116 ± 8 | 113 ± 12 | 113 ± 10 | 108 ± 7 | 109 ± 9 | 106 ± 9 | 109 ± 10 | 107 ± 11 | 109 ± 9 | 109 ± 10 | 110 ± 10 | 109 ± 8 | 112 ± 9 | 111 ± 11 | 112 ± 9 |
| Immobilisation score | 3 (3–4) | 3 (3–4) | 4 (3–4) | 4 (3–4) | 4 (3–4) | 4 (4–4)* | 4 (3–4)* | 4 (3–4)* | 4 (3–4) | 4 (3–4) | 4 (3–4) | 4 (3–4) | 4 (3–4) | 4 (3–4) | 4 (3–4) | 3 (3–4) | 4 (3–4) | 4 (3–4) |
PR, pulse rate; ƒR, respiratory rate; SpO2, peripheral oxygen-haemoglobin saturation; PE’CO2, end-tidal carbon dioxide; RT, rectal temperature; SAP, systolic arterial blood pressure; DAP, diastolic arterial blood pressure; MAP, mean arterial blood pressure; HE, high etorphine; LE, low etorphine.
, Indicates significant differences (p < 0.05) from values at 5 min;
, indicates significant differences (p < 0.05) between treatments.
, HE: 0.09 mg kg-1 etorphine and 0.35 mg kg-1 azaperone; LE: 0.05 mg kg-1 etorphine and 0.35 mg kg-1 azaperone.