Effect of medetomidine and its antagonism with atipamezole on stress-related hormones, metabolites, physiologic responses, sedation, and mechanical threshold in goats.

Objective: To evaluate the effects of medetomidine and its antagonism with atipamezole in goats.

Study Design: Prospective randomized crossover study with 1 week between treatments.

Animals: Six healthy 3-year-old neutered goats (three male and three female) weighing 39.