T. J. Allen
1970
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Journal of Wildlife Management
Abstract
Succinylcholine chloride was administered intramuscularly with a C02 Cap-Chur2 gun to eight penned white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) and four free-ranging deer. In nine of the 18 tests an enzyme, hyaluronidase, was added to the drug. The average latent period for the drug without the adsorption-promoting enzyme was S.1 minutes. Dosage levels ranged from 0.033 to 0.047 mg/lb with an average of 0.038. When the enzyme was added to the drug the average latent period was 2.3 minutes, and dosage level range was 0.024 to 0.040 mg/lb, averaging 0.032. All animals recovered completely from the effects of the drug. The addition of hyaluronidase to succinylcholine chloride proved effective in shortening the latent period of the drug to facilitate capture. IMMOBILIZATION OF DEER * Allen 207 thawing. Whether decomposition, dehydration, or a combination of both factors caused lens weight loss was not resolved by this study. Whatever the reason or reasons causing the lens weight changes, these data indicate that the use of frozen lenses is of very limited value for determining the ages of