Study On Anesthetic Effectiveness Of Electro-acupuncture Combined With Drugs And On Its Effect On Serum Biochemical Values In Goats

It is difficult to control anesthetic levels when drugs are used for ruminants. Excessive anesthesia and delayed revival harm their health.So far, no medicine can satisfy ruminants anesthesia completely. Lidocain is a common drug for local anesthesia with the characteristics of better penetrability and osmosis, short inducement period and long acting time, but it has some virulence. Xylazine is a common drug which is characterized by low dosage, short inducement, low toxicity and no cumulatiny effect, but it can bring on the supression of heart rate and respiration rate. Acupuncture anesthesia (AA) which has advantages of less physiological indeference, less syndrome and fast recuperation, can produce better anesthetic effectiveness for ruminants such as goats and cattles. However, AA also has its disadvantages such as incomplete analgesia, muscle tension and visceral pulling reaction. The medical workers' researches show that acupuncture balanced anesthesia (ABA) can overcome the above shortcomings of AA, and also can improve body immune function. However, researches on anesthetic effectiveness of electro-acupuncture (EA) combined with lodocaine and xylazine and its effect on serum biochemical values in goats have not reported. In order to find a optimal anesthesia method which can be better appilied for goats, and to lay a foundation of veterinary clinical application of electro-acupunture combined with drugs, anesthetic effectiveness of electro-acupuncture combined with drugs and its effect on serum biochemical values in goats were studied.1. Study on anesthetic effectiveness of electro-acupuncture combined with lidocaine in goatsForty-eight healthy hybrid goats were randomly divided into eight groups, including lidocaine 2.2mg/kg, lidocaine 4.4mg/kg, EA, EA with lidocaine 1.1mg/kg, EA with 2.2mg/kg, EA with 4.4mg/kg groups. The respiration rate (RR), heart rate (HR), temperature (T), mean arterial pressure (MAP), pain threshold and muscle tension were recorded at 0, 5, 35, 65, 95,125 and 155 min after lidocaine injection or at 0, 30, 60, 90, 120,150 and 180 min after EA.RR and HR of goats in 4.4mg/kg lidocaine group decreased significantly, but MAP, RT, RR and HR did not change significantly in groups EA, EA with lidocaine 1.1mg/kg,...