Open AccessPhysiological Responses of the Buffalo <i>Syncerus caffer</i> Culled with Succinyldicholine and Hexamethonium
Author(s) -
J. Hattingh,
V. de Vos,
M. F. Ganhao,
Neville Pitts
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
koedoe
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.419
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 2071-0771
pISSN - 0075-6458
DOI - 10.4102/koedoe.v31i1.487
Subject(s) - hexamethonium , biology , zoology , veterinary medicine , medicine , endocrinology , atropine
Physiological responses of the buffalo Syncerus caffer culled with succinyldicholine (Scoline1) are reported and it is pointed out that a number of stressors are responsible for the observed changes in blood composition. The results are compared to those obtained in a pilot experiment from buffaloes culled with Scoline and hexamethonium, a ganglion blocker. Further investigation of the effects of hexamethonium may prove it to be of benefit to animals culled with Scoline