Effect of certain anesthetic agents on mallard ducks
Cline, D.R.; Greenwood, R.J.
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 161(6): 624-633
1972
ISSN/ISBN: 0003-1488 PMID: 4560276 Document Number: 47418
Alpha-chloralose, methoxymol, metomidate, pentobarbital sodium, secobaribtal sodium, thiopental sodium, and tribromoethanol were administered orally to mallard ducks. 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 (100 mg/kg body weight). The median lethal dosage was 400 mg/kg 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.