%0 Journal Article %T Study on Sedation with Local Analgesia in Calves %A NC Sarker %A MA Hashim %A BP Ray %A SK Sarker %J Journal of Animal Production %D 2011 %I Jenderal Soedirman University, Indonesian Society of Animal Science %X The effect of sedatives and analgesics on heart rate, respiration rate and rectal temperature were observed. Heart rate and respiration rate significantly decreased during sedation with xylazine hydrochloride plus 2% lignocaine hydrochloride or 0.5% bupivacaine hydrochloride. A significantly decreased heart rate and respiration rate also found during sedation with diazepam plus 2% lignocaine hydrochloride or 0.5% bupivacaine hydrochloride. Two percent lignocaine hydrochloride showed short onset, rapid spreading and no side effect. Duration of analgesia was longer with 0.5 % bupivacaine hydrochloride (55.88¡À1.58 min in Group B and 48¡À11.25 min in Group D) compared to 2% lignocaine hydrochloride (39.60¡À5.77 min in Group A and 43.6¡À5.81 min in Group C). Xylazine hydrochloride showed short onset and long duration of sedation compared to diazepam. So for herniorraphy, xylazine hydrochloride can be used as a better sedative while 0.5 % bupivacaine hydrochloride can be used as a local analgesic for longer duration of action.Key Words: lignocaine hydrochloride, sedation, analgesia %K lignocaine hydrochloride %K sedation %K analgesia %U http://animalproduction.net/index.php/JAP/article/view/334