Two hundred and sixteen wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus), 111 impala (Aepyceros melampus), 39 eland (Taurotragus oryx) and 9 hartebeest (Alcelaphus buselaphus cokii) were drug-immobilized for capture or for handling in captivity. Drugs used for capture were combinations of xylazine, etorphine and acepromazine, or xylazine and fentanyl, with or without the addition of azaperone. For restraint in captivity, xylazine alone proved to be satisfactory in most instances. Drugs were injected with projectile syringes. Recommendation on dosage are given.

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Author notes

1

Under a project on Wildlife Diseases of the Government of Kenya, while supported by the United Nations Development Program with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations as the executing agency.

2

Veterinary Research Laboratory, P.O. Kabete, Kenya.

3

Present address: Dept. Anatomy and Histology, Royal Veterinary College, Uppsala, Sweden.

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1976