
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Stirrat, Simon C. 
T1  - Behavioural Responses of Agile Wallabies (<emph type="2">Macropus agilis</emph>) to Darting and lmmobilisation with Tiletamine Hydrochloride and Zolazepam Hydrochloride
JF  - Wildlife Research
JO  - Wildl. Res.
Y1  - 1997
VL  - 24
IS  - 1
SP  - 89
EP  - 95
KW  - 
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/WR95039 
N2  - A total of 28 free-ranging agile wallabies (Macropus agilis) was immobilised with a combination of tiletamine hydrochloride and zolazepam hydrochloride. The drug was administered by projectile syringe fired from a gas-powered pistol. A dose of approximately 10 mg per kg body mass produced ataxia in 3.8 &#177; 0.4 min (mean &#177; s.e.), initial recumbency in 4.9 &#177; 0.5 min, and lateral recumbency in 7.9 &#177; 0.7 min after dart impact. Wallabies were calm throughout handling, showed good muscle relaxation and started to regain consciousness after 53 &#177; 3 min. Recovery of mobility took more than 240 min and appeared uneventful. Wallabies moved 41 &#177; 5 m after dart impact, after which they either groomed or fed until the drug took effect. Five wallabies sought shelter in nearby forest after darting and these were found 11 &#177; 3 m inside the forest boundary. 
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