Research Article Biochemical Effects of Xylazine, Propofol, and Ketamine in West African Dwarf Goats

Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Anaesthesia was induced in West African Dwarf (WAD) goats using different combinations of propofol (P), xylazine (X), and ketamine (K), and the biochemical effect of the drugs determined. Twenty male (WAD) goats were randomly assigned to five treatment groups viz. Control (C) (2.5mL IV normal saline); group K + X (5mg/kg IV ketamine + 0.05mg/kg IV xylazine), grou