Effect of certain anesthetic agents on mallard ducks
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
By: D.R. Cline and R. J. Greenwood
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Abstract
Four anesthetic agents used in human or veterinary medicine and 3 experimental anesthetic preparations were evaluated for effectiveness in inducing narcosis when administered orally to game-farm mallard ducks (Anas platyrhynchos).Tribromoethanol was the only compound to satisfy criteria of initial tests. Mean duration of the induction, immobilization, and recovery periods was 2.4 minutes, 8.7 minutes, and 1.3 hours, respectively, at the median effective dosage for immobilization (ED50; 100 mg./kg. of body weight). The median lethal dosage (LD50) was 400 mg./kg. of body weight.Tribromoethanol was also tested on mallards during the reproductive season. Effects on the hatchability of eggs or the survival of young were not detected.
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Cline, D., Greenwood, R.J., 1972, Effect of certain anesthetic agents on mallard ducks: Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, v. 161, no. 6, p. 624-633.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Effect of certain anesthetic agents on mallard ducks |
| Series title | Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association |
| Volume | 161 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Year Published | 1972 |
| Language | English |
| Contributing office(s) | Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center |
| Description | 10 p. |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association |
| First page | 624 |
| Last page | 633 |