Effect ofXylazine Sedation on Some Haematological Indices after Chloramphenicol Pre-Treatment in Sokoto Red Goats

The effect of a single dose pre-treatment with chloramphenicol at 50 mg kg^-1 given intramuscularly on xylazine sedation was evaluated on 6 Sokoto Red goats weighing 11-14 kg. The duration of xylazine sedation after xylazine administration at 0.2 mg kg^-1 IM alone was 83.16±1 0.95 min (control), as against 129±1.78 and 157 .83±4.99 min for the other two pre-treatments with chloramphenicol, respectively. There was a significant (p