Observations on the use of etorphine alone and in combination with acepromazine maleate for immobilisation of aggressive Asian elephants (Elephas maximus)
Bongso, T.A.; Perera, B.M.
Veterinary Record 102(15): 339-340
1978
ISSN/ISBN: 0042-4900 PMID: 565970 Document Number: 137476
Etorphine was used in three cases and etorphine and acepromazine maleate (Immobilon) in four. Both methods are safe and reliable but Immobilon is considered more useful owing to lower dosage, smoother induction and residual sedation.
Document emailed within 1 workday
Related Documents
Hale, L.J.; Shi, K.; Gilbert, T.C.; Peh, K.S.; Riordan, P. 2020: Social structure and demography of a remnant Asian elephant Elephas maximus population and the implications for survival Oryx 55(3): 473-478Jenkins, J.T.; Crooks, J.L.; Blaine, G.F.; Ling, C.M. 1972: The use of etorphine-acepromazine (analgesic-tranquillizer) mixtures in horses Veterinary Record 90(8): 207-210
Schlarmann, B.; Görlitz, B.D.; Wintzer, H.J.; Frey, H.H. 1973: Clinical pharmacology of an etorphine-acepromazine preparation: experiments in dogs and horses American Journal of Veterinary Research 34(3): 411-415
Stepien, R.L.; Bonagura, J.D.; Bednarski, R.M.; Muir, W.W. 1995: Cardiorespiratory effects of acepromazine maleate and buprenorphine hydrochloride in clinically normal dogs American Journal of Veterinary Research 56(1): 78-84
Guzmán, J.A.; Piezzi, R.S.; Pelzer de García, L.E.; Domínguez, S.; Scardapane, L.A. 1983: Exposure to constant light increases pineal weight and RNA content in the pineal of the vizcacha (Lagostomus maximus maximus) Acta Physiologica Latino Americana 33(2): 145-148
Gil, E.; Calderón, C.; Pelzer, L.; Domínguez, S.; Fogal, T.; Scardapane, L.; Piezzi, R.ón.S. 2005: Morphological and biochemical study of the pineal gland of pregnant and non-pregnant female vizcachas (Lagostomus maximus maximus) Neuro Endocrinology Letters 26(5): 575-580
Pino, G. 1974: Clinical observations on the action of ethyl cinepazate maleate in 67 patients with coronary insufficiency Minerva Cardioangiologica 22(12): 852-866
Bush, M.; Raath, J.P.; Phillips, L.G.; Lance, W. 2004: Immobilisation of impala (Aepyceros melampus) with a ketamine hydrochloride/medetomidine hydrochloride combination, and reversal with atipamezole hydrochloride Journal of the South African Veterinary Association 75(1): 14-18
Schwartz, F.N.; Tiffany, J. 1981: Timolol maleate and hydrochlorothiazide in control of essential hypertension: use of a fixed combination for once-a-day administration Journal of the American Osteopathic Association 80(9): 590-594
Venitz, J.; Lücker, P.W.; Niehaus, H. 1984: Effect of a betamethasone-dimethidine-maleate combination on dermatologic diseases. Determination of plasma cortisol levels before, during and after several days' therapy Fortschritte der Medizin 102(35): 882-884
Stephens, W.P.; Klimiuk, P.S.; Warrington, S.; Taylor, J.L.; Berry, J.L.; Mawer, E.B. 1982: Observations on the natural history of vitamin D deficiency amongst Asian immigrants Quarterly Journal of Medicine 51(202): 171-188
Guglielmi, C.; Amadori, S.; Ruco, L.P.; Mantovani, L.; Martelli, M.; Papa, G.; Mandelli, F. 1987: Combination chemotherapy for the treatment of diffuse aggressive lymphomas: F-MACHOP update Seminars in Oncology 14(2 Suppl. 1): 104-109
Gijsbers, G.; van Tulder, R. 2011: New Asian Challenges: Missing Linkages in Asian Agricultural Innovation and the Role of Public Research Organisations in Four Small- and Medium-Sized Asian Countries Science Technolgy and Society 16(1): 29-51
Rizzo, S.C.; Balduini, C.L.; Invernizzi, R.; Ricevuti, G.; Fontana, G.; Ascari, E. 1980: Prognostic factors and treatment response in acute lymphoblastic leukemia of children and adults treated with a non aggressive combination chemotherapy Haematologica 65(1): 70-81
Fung, J.; Lai, C.-L.; Yuen, J.C.-h.; Wong, D.K.-H.; Tanaka, Y.; Mizokami, M.; Yuen, M.-F. 2007: Adefovir dipivoxil monotherapy and combination therapy with lamivudine for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B in an Asian population Antiviral Therapy 12(1): 41-46
2015: (S004) Combination of radiotherapy and cetuximab for aggressive, high-risk cutaneous squamous cell cancer of the head and neck: a propensity score analysis Oncology 29(4 Suppl. 1)
Ruckstuhl, P.; Cueni, B.; Schmid, M. 1971: Chronic aggressive hepatitis in combination with chronic destructive non-purulent cholangitis (so-called primary biliary cirrhosis) Schweizerische Medizinische Wochenschrift 101(20): 741-743
Bondar', N.P.; Kudriavtseva, N.N. 2003: Effect of buspirone on aggressive and anxiety behavior of male mice with various aggressive experience Eksperimental'naia i Klinicheskaia Farmakologiia 66(4): 12-16
Argenziano, G.; Marino, E.; Scotti, L.; Salerno, V. 1988: Observations on the clinical use of a topical amphotericin B + halcinonide combination La Clinica Terapeutica 125(3): 213-217
Gelber, B.R. 1988: Donkeys and elephants Nebraska Medical Journal 73(11): 321