Assessment of the Sedative Effect of Medetomidine and Determination of Its Optimal Dose in Thoroughbred Horses

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Hiroko AIDA¹  Kouhei YOSHIDA¹  Seiji HOBO¹ 

关键词: equine;    medetomidine;    optimal dose;   

DOI  :  10.1292/jvms.57.507

学科分类：兽医学

来源: Japanese Society of Veterinary Science

【 摘 要 】

References(11)Cited-By(7)The present study was carried out to assessing the sedative effect of medetomidine and determining its optimal dose in thoroughbred horses. Excessive ataxia after sedative treatment is dangerous for horses. Therefore three doses which may cause sufficient sedation with only mild ataxia were examined. Response to stimulation and the severity of ataxia suggested that 7.5 μg/kg BW, i.v., is optimal.

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