Biochemical Effects of Xylazine, Propofol, and Ketamine in West African Dwarf Goats
Table 1
Mean (±SEM) of different biochemical parameters in goats following intravenous administration of different anaesthetic combinations.
Parameter
C
K + X
P + X
P + K
P + K + X
Blood glucose (mg/dL)
0 min
58.06 ± 0.62
57.52 ± 0.91
57.55 ± 1.01
58.10 ± 1.24
58.10 ± 1.24
30 min
60.6 ± 1.93
2 hr
60.75 ± 3.21
57.75 ± 3.30
24 hr
59.66 ± 1.64
61.12 ± 4.20
58.85 ± 1.65
Cortisol (ng/mL)
0 min
33.91 ± 1.38
34.35 ± 2.87
34.08 ± 3.12
31.61 ± 6.17
34.15 ± 5.43
30 min
32.25 ± 4.25
26.31 ± 8.94
21.28 ± 5.26
19.25 ± 4.25
2 hr
32.83 ± 6.31
24.78 ± 5.59
24 hr
35.01 ± 5.36
57.20 ± 14.68
29.54 ± 8.55
28.72 ± 7.53
ALT (iu/L)
0 min
13.90 ± 0.90
15.24 ± 0.57
14.29 ± 0.43
14.82 ± 0.55
15.38 ± 0.72
30 min
14.05 ± 0.42
14.47 ± 1.05
14.36 ± 0.26
13.40 ± 1.38
13.40 ± 1.41
2 hr
14.16 ± 0.59
12.28 ± 1.68
13.47 ± 0.93
15.29 ± 0.27
24 hr
13.98 ± 0.29
13.50 ± 1.96
13.52 ± 2.48
Urea (mg/dL)
0 min
32.73 ± 1.05
35.63 ± 1.72
36.13 ± 1.95
31.31 ± 1.95
33.13 ± 2.73
30 min
36.14 ± 3.93
32.72 ± 1.95
35.15 ± 1.74
2 hr
38.24 ± 3.96
38.37 ± 5.00
38.12 ± 2.09
33.97 ± 1.42
35.61 ± 1.61
24 hr
35.52 ± 2.13
30.84 ± 2.09
34.66 ± 1.73
32.01 ± 2.45
36.28 ± 2.13
Creatinine (mg/dL)
0 min
1.54 ± 0.14
1.72 ± 0.05
1.43 ± 0.96
1.72 ± 0.09
1.68 ± 0.11
30 min
1.59 ± 0.04
1.55 ± 0.02
1.60 ± 0.06
1.60 ± 0.04
1.59 ± 0.06
2 hr
1.60 ± 0.03
1.72 ± 0.05
1.59 ± 0.12
1.65 ± 0.07
1.63 ± 0.03
24 hr
1.46 ± 0.02
1.53 ± 0.04
1.58 ± 0.07
1.57 ± 0.05
1.61 ± 0.08
Data in the same column differ significantly () from the preanaesthetic value (time 0).
a,bResults with different superscripts within row are significantly () different. C: control group, K + X: ketamine + xylazine, P + X: propofol + xylazine, P + K: propofol + ketamine, and P + K + X: propofol + ketamine + xylazine.