How to use anaesthesia in adult goat

Use of anesthesia in goats

1)For operations like dehorning ,castration and tattooing,Ketamine hydrochloride @2 to 6 ml dose depending upon size of goat may be given.

2)Xylazine and Ketamine hydrochloride combine together is a good anaesthesia for a period 50 to 85  minutes.Dose :xylazine(20 mg/ml)-0.22 mg per kg and ketamine HCl(100mg/ml)-1mg/kg.

3)Surgical  anaesthesia in adult goat may be produced by 650 mg of pentoparbital sodiun intravenously.The goat regains their feed in about 2 to 3 hours