Studies On Anaesthesia For Caesarean Section In Goats

Anaesthesia for caesarean section was performed on 60 Egyptian goats of different ages and body weights.Different types of general as well as regional anaesthetics were used •I- GENERAL ANAESTHESIAKetalar.Ketalar in a dose of 11 mg/kg.B.wt. premedicated with Rompun and Atropine sulphate injected intramuscularly,produced a state of general anaesthesie lasting for 58.8 minutes, -and a recumbency of 72 minutes. The goatstolerated well the drugs used and the foeti were extracted alive.When Ketalar injected intramuscularly in a dose of 22 mg/kg.B.wt. without Rompun as a premedication, the anaesthetic period lasted for an average period of 24.4 minutes and recumbency period of 46.2 minutes- Rompun Rornpun proved to be satisfactory for caesarean section in goats. when injected intramusculary in a dose of 0.3mg/kg.B.wt., it produced a state of general.