Comparative antinociceptive and sedative effects of epidural romifidine and xylazine in dromedary Camels (Camelus dromedarius)

Table 3 Heart rate (Heart beat/min), Respiratory rate (respiratory cycle/min) and Rectal temperature (°C) (mean and standard deviation) after epidural injection of normal saline or romifidine and xylazine in camels

Time post administration (minutes)
	T0	T5	T10	T15	T30	T45	T60	T90	T120	T150	T180
Heart rate
Saline	41.2 ± 3.6	41.3 ± 3.7	40.8 ± 2.8	40.7 ± 3.5	41 ± 3.5	40.3 ± 3	40.5 ± 3.7	41.3 ± 3.8	41 ± 3.5	40.8 ± 3.8	41.3 ± 3.4
Romifidine	41 ± 3.7	40.2 ± 3.8	40 ± 4.3	39.5 ± 3.6	39.3 ± 4.03	38.5 ± 4.1	38.2 ± 4	36.8 ± 3.9	37.8 ± 4.2	39 ± 4	39.8 ± 4.3
Xylazine	40 ± 5.2	40.3 ± 5.1	39.6 ± 5.5	39.2 ± 5.6	38.7 ± 5.8	38.3 ± 5.2	37.2 ± 5.5	37.6 ± 5.6	39.3 ± 6.7	38.6 ± 5.6	39 ± 5
Respiratory rate
Saline	18.2 ± 4.16	17.3 ± 3.6	19 ± 4.4	19.2 ± 4.2	18 ± 3.9	19.6 ± 3.8	19.6 ± 3.8	18.2 ± 3.4	19.5 ± 3.1	19 ± 2.9	18.8 ± 4.1
Romifidine	18.1 ± 4.17	18.6 ± 3.4	17.5 ± 4.8	16.8 ± 4.5	15.3 ± 4.7	15.6 ± 3.9	15 ± 4.6	13.5 ± 4.5	16.2 ± 3.6	16 ± 3.7	16.3 ± 3.5
Xylazine	18.3 ± 3.8	18.7 ± 3.2	18.6 ± 3.5	16.82 ± 2.9	16.3 ± 3.9	15.7 ± 3.7	15.3 ± 3.6	16.3 ± 3.7	16.8 ± 3.4	16.3 ± 4.1	17.6 ± 3.3
Rectal temperature
Saline	37.50 ± 0.48	37.38 ± 0.72	37.65 ± 0.51	37.6 ± 0.45	37.7 ± 0.73	37.76 ± 0.73	37.6 ± 0.77	37.6 ± 0.50	37.6 ± 0.51	37.4 ± 0.47	37 ± 0.6
Romifidine	37.68 ± 0.6	37.65 ± 0.71	37.38 ± 0.76	37.41 ± 0.63	37.21 ± 0.58	37.03 ± 0.59	36.70.66	36.6 ± 0.67	36.7 ± 0.76	36.80.42	37.2 ± 0.42
Xylazine	38.03 ± 0.54	37.9 ± 0.55	37.76 ± 0.55	37.55 ± 0.62	37.50 ± 0.51	37.25 ± 0.53	37.03 ± 0.60	36.9 ± 0.6	37.2 ± 0.55	37.3 ± 0.5	37.6 ± 0.63

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