Peter M. O'Kane
Pilot study of long-term anaesthesia in broiler chickens
O'Kane, Peter M.; Connerton, Ian F.; White, Kate L.
Authors
Abstract
Objective: To provide stable anaesthesia of long duration in broiler chickens in order to perform a terminal caecal ligated loop procedure.
Study design: Prospective experimental study.
Animals: Seven clinically healthy broiler chickens (Gallus domesticus) aged 27-36 days, weighing 884-2000 g.
Methods: Anaesthesia was induced and maintained with isoflurane in oxygen. All birds underwent intermittent positive pressure ventilation for the duration. End-tidal carbon dioxide, peripheral haemoglobin oxygen saturation, heart rate and oesophageal temperature were monitored continuously. All birds received intraosseous fluids. Butorphanol (2 mg kg−1) was administered intramuscularly at two hourly intervals. Euthanasia by parenteral pentobarbitone was performed at the end of procedure.
Results: Stable anaesthesia was maintained in four chickens for durations ranging from 435 to 510 minutes. One bird died and one was euthanized after 130 and 330 minutes, respectively, owing to surgical complications and another died from anaesthetic complication after 285 minutes.
Conclusions and clinical relevance: Long-term, stable anaesthesia is possible in clinically healthy chickens, provided complications such as hypothermia and hypoventilation are addressed and vital signs are carefully monitored. There are no known previous reports describing monitored, controlled anaesthesia of this duration in chickens.
Citation
O'Kane, P. M., Connerton, I. F., & White, K. L. (2016). Pilot study of long-term anaesthesia in broiler chickens. Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia, 43(1), 72-75. https://doi.org/10.1111/vaa.12305
Journal Article Type | Article |
---|---|
Acceptance Date | May 4, 2015 |
Online Publication Date | Nov 16, 2016 |
Publication Date | 2016-01 |
Deposit Date | Feb 9, 2017 |
Publicly Available Date | Feb 9, 2017 |
Journal | Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia |
Print ISSN | 1467-2987 |
Electronic ISSN | 1467-2995 |
Publisher | Wiley |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 43 |
Issue | 1 |
Pages | 72-75 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1111/vaa.12305 |
Keywords | anaesthesia; avian; chicken; ligated loop; monitoring |
Public URL | https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/828304 |
Publisher URL | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1467298716300393 |
Contract Date | Feb 9, 2017 |
Files
1-s2.0-S1467298716300393-main.pdf
(187 Kb)
PDF
Copyright Statement
Copyright information regarding this work can be found at the following address: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
You might also like
Xylan degrading enzymes from fungal sources
(2015)
Journal Article
Characterisation of aerotolerant forms of a robust chicken colonizing Campylobacter coli
(2017)
Journal Article
A suggested classification for two groups of Campylobacter myoviruses
(2013)
Journal Article
Downloadable Citations
About Repository@Nottingham
Administrator e-mail: discovery-access-systems@nottingham.ac.uk
This application uses the following open-source libraries:
SheetJS Community Edition
Apache License Version 2.0 (http://www.apache.org/licenses/)
PDF.js
Apache License Version 2.0 (http://www.apache.org/licenses/)
Font Awesome
SIL OFL 1.1 (http://scripts.sil.org/OFL)
MIT License (http://opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.html)
CC BY 3.0 ( http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/)
Powered by Worktribe © 2024
Advanced Search