Comparison of association’s ketamine/midazolam and ketamine/dexmedetomidine in chemical restraint of marmoset (Callithrix penicilata)

• Grant number: 11/20799-8
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: January 01, 2012
• End date: December 31, 2012
• Field of knowledge: Agronomical Sciences - Veterinary Medicine - Animal Clinics and Surgery
• Principal Investigator: Silvia Renata Gaido Cortopassi
• Grantee: Débora Souza de Oliveira
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia (FMVZ). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil

Abstract

The aim of this study is to evaluate and compare the sedative effects and adverse as well as anesthetic and recovery periods of the current anesthetic protocol of choice for marmosets (Callithrix penicillata), the association of ketamine with midazolam, with a new protocol, the association of ketamine with dexmedetomidine.(AU)