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Actions of xylazine in young swine.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  8989504     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVE: To determine sedative, analgesic, and basic cardiovascular effects of xylazine administered to pigs. ANIMALS: 6 two-month-old Landrace x Large White pigs. PROCEDURE: Xylazine was administered i.v. at increasing dosages (1, 2, 4, 8, and 16 mg/kg of body weight) to otherwise unmedicated, conscious pigs, and the aforementioned effects were determined before xylazine administration and 2, 5, 10, and 15 minutes later. Then a higher xylazine dosage was given after the 15-minute measurements were taken. RESULTS: None of the xylazine dosages induced sufficient analgesia to prevent painful response to tail clamping; considerable excitation with vocalization and without appreciable sedative effect was observed at all dosages. At lower dosages, cardiovascular effects were characterized by bradycardia and biphasic blood pressure response; initial hypertension was followed by hypotension. At higher dosages, severe hypotension with moderate bradycardia was followed by marked bradycardia and return to normal baseline values or slight increase in blood pressure. CONCLUSION: Xylazine did not induce adequate sedative or analgesic effects in pigs at any dosage tested; however, cardiovascular effects were considerable. These effects of xylazine differ from those observed in other domestic species.
Authors:
I A Gómez de Segura; F J Tendillo; A Mascías; M Santos; J L Castillo-Olivares; E P Steffey
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  American journal of veterinary research     Volume:  58     ISSN:  0002-9645     ISO Abbreviation:  Am. J. Vet. Res.     Publication Date:  1997 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1997-04-01     Completed Date:  1997-04-01     Revised Date:  2008-11-21    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0375011     Medline TA:  Am J Vet Res     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  99-102     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Departamento de Cirugía, Clínica Puerta de Hierro, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Analgesics / administration & dosage,  pharmacology*
Anesthetics / administration & dosage,  adverse effects,  pharmacology*
Animals
Behavior, Animal / drug effects,  physiology
Blood Pressure / drug effects,  physiology
Bradycardia / chemically induced,  physiopathology,  veterinary
Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena
Cardiovascular System / drug effects*
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Heart Rate / drug effects,  physiology
Hypertension / chemically induced,  physiopathology,  veterinary
Hypnotics and Sedatives / administration & dosage,  pharmacology*
Injections, Intravenous
Swine / physiology*
Swine Diseases / chemically induced,  physiopathology
Time Factors
Xylazine / administration & dosage,  adverse effects,  pharmacology*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Analgesics; 0/Anesthetics; 0/Hypnotics and Sedatives; 7361-61-7/Xylazine

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