Mrigakshi  Yadav, Malini  Pant, Satish  Kumar, S.K.  Rastogi, 
    Electrocardiological, Hemato-Biochemical and Clinical Evaluation of Parentral Anaesthesia
in Goats,
    Veterinary Research,
    Volume 10,Issue 4,
    2017,
    Pages 21-27,
    ISSN 1993-5412,
    vr.2017.21.27,
    (https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=vr.2017.21.27)
    Abstract: Monitoring anaesthetic depth allows
recognizing the extent of physiological stress. Heart is the
core organ directly influenced by stress while
hematological and biochemical analysis allow quick and
accurate diagnosis. This study aimed to evaluate stress on
goats subjected to propofol and xylazine-ketamine
anaesthesia electrocardiographically, hematologicaly,
biochemicaly and by clinical parameters thereby
suggesting a suitable anaesthetic for short term surgical
interventions. Twelve healthy adult female crossbred
goats, aged 2-4 years were randomly allocated to two
groups according to the anaesthetics. Electrocardiography
(ECG), Oxyhemoglobin (HbO<sub>2</sub>) saturation, Hematological
(Hb concentration, PCV, TEC, TLC, DLC, MCV, MCH
and MCHC), blood glucose and clinical parameters (rectal
temperature, pulse and respiratory rates) were assessed.
The results indicated that after propofol and
xylazine-ketamine administration HbO<sub>2</sub> decreased (within
normal physiological limits after xylazine-ketamine
administration), all ECG parameters increased except
QRS interval (no change). During propofol anaesthesia
rectal temperature, respiratory rate and hematological
parameters (except lymphocyte count) decreased while
blood glucose concentration and pulse rate increased.
During xylazine-ketamine anaesthesia, similar
observations were recorded except that pulse rate
decreased and MCHC non-significantly increased.
Propofol produced favorable effects on cardiovascular
system, rectal temperature and pulse rate whereas,
xylazine-ketamine exerted more effective anaesthetic
effects on respiratory system, blood glucose concentration
and hematology suggesting it to be a safer and better
choice over propofol for short period anaesthetic
requirements in goats. Therefore, it could be suggested for
further investigations in clinical conditions.
    Keywords: hematology;electrocardiography;goat;Anaesthesia;blood glucose