Advances in Animal and Veterinary Sciences

Research Article
Adv. Anim. Vet. Sci. 1 (2S): 29 - 32. Special Issue-2 (Clinical Veterinary Practice-T rends)
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S.Senthil Kumar*, N. Rajendran, S. Dharmaceelan, S. Kathirvel, M. Subramanian, P. Selvaraj
Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, Veterinary College and Research Institute (TANUVAS), Namakkal, Tamil Nadu – 637 002, India.
*Corresponding author: ssenthilvet@gmail.com

ABSTRACT
The purpose of the study was to assess the isoflurane sparing effect of butorphanol and buprenorphine during low flow isoflurane anaesthesia in cattle. The study was conducted in 30 cattle divided into three equal groups. Acepromazine premedication at the dose rate of 0.04 mg/kg i.v. was employed in the animals of all the groups. Butorphanol 0.02 mg/kg i.v. was administered five minutes prior to acepromazine in group II and buprenorphine 0.006 mg/kg i.v. fifteen minutes prior to acepromazine in group III.. In all the groups, guaifenesin 50 mg/kg and ketamine 4 mg/kg were administered intravenously to induce anaesthesia, which was maintained with isoflurane employing rebreathing circle. The end–tidal isoflurane concentration was significantly lower in the groups that received butorphanol or buprenorphine compared to the control group indicating that inclusion of opioids in the anaesthetic protocol had a significant isoflurane sparing effect.

Key Words: Cattle, Butorphanol, Buprenorphine, Isoflurane, Low flow anaesthesia