SVOBODA, Martin, Jana BLAHOVA, Martin HOSTOVSKY, Jiří JARKOVSKÝ, Jakub NETOLICKY, Patrik PREDNY, Ivana SIMKOVA, Jonas VANHARA and Jan VASEK. Efficacy and safety of higher oral doses of azaperone to achieve sedation in pigs. Veterinarni Medicina. Praha: Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 2022, vol. 67, No 11, p. 553-561. ISSN 0375-8427. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.17221/56/2022-VETMED.
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Original name Efficacy and safety of higher oral doses of azaperone to achieve sedation in pigs
Authors SVOBODA, Martin (203 Czech Republic, guarantor), Jana BLAHOVA (203 Czech Republic), Martin HOSTOVSKY (203 Czech Republic), Jiří JARKOVSKÝ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Jakub NETOLICKY (203 Czech Republic), Patrik PREDNY (203 Czech Republic), Ivana SIMKOVA (203 Czech Republic), Jonas VANHARA (203 Czech Republic) and Jan VASEK (203 Czech Republic).
Edition Veterinarni Medicina, Praha, Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 2022, 0375-8427.
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Original language English
Type of outcome Article in a journal
Field of Study 40301 Veterinary science
Country of publisher Czech Republic
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
WWW URL
Impact factor Impact factor: 0.700
RIV identification code RIV/00216224:14110/22:00128412
Organization unit Faculty of Medicine
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.17221/56/2022-VETMED
UT WoS 000868736000001
Keywords in English behaviour; biochemical indicators; pharmacodynamics
Tags 14119612, rivok
Tags International impact, Reviewed
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Abstract
The aim of this study is to evaluate the possibility of achieving more effective and prolonged sedation in pigs by the oral administration of increased doses of azaperone and to evaluate its safety. This was performed through a prospective randomised and double blinded study. A total of 32 weaned piglets were divided into 4 groups (8 in each group). Group A was given 1 ml of saline orally and served as the control group. Group B received azaperone orally at a dose of 4 mg/kg b.w. Group C received azaperone orally at a dose of 8 mg/kg b.w. Group D was given azaperone orally at a dose of 12 mg/kg b.w. The response to the defined stimulus, movement level, degree of salivation, body temperature, respiratory frequency, blood plasma azaperone concentration and biochemical variables were included in the trial. We found that by increasing the dose of the orally administered azaperone, the onset of the sedation is faster, the end of the sedation starts later and the sedation time is longer. However, the use of higher doses of oral azaperone is not suitable for piglets because the doses negatively affect the respiratory rate, body temperature, some biochemical parameters and cause the immobility of the piglets.
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