Table 2 Animals and sedation characteristics

Sex

Male (N)

0

Female (N)

4

Bodyweight (kg)

27.1 [24.2–36.8]

Time to recumbency (min)

8.4 [3.0–10.3]

Time to standing (min)

71.5 [50.0–105.0]

Mean heart rate (beats/min)

55 [49–71]

Mean respiratory rate (respirations/min)

24 [21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29,30]

Mean pulse oximetry (%)

99 [98–100]

Mean core temperature (C)

37.7 [37.4–37.9]

Dexmedetomidine (µcg/kg)

43 [21–47]

Midazolam (mg/kg)

0.3 [0.2–0.3]

Butorphanol (mg/kg)

0.3 [0.3–0.3]