Acute cortisol responses of lambs to ring castration and docking after the injection of lignocaine into the scrotal neck or testes at the time of ring application

Australian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 77, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 738-741

  Sutherland, M A ^a   Mellor, D J ^a   Stafford, K J ^a   Gregory, N G ^a   Bruce, R A ^a   Ward, R N ^a   Todd, S E ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Castration; Cortisol; Docking; Lamb; Local anaesthetic

Indexed keywords

OVIS ARIES;

HYDROCORTISONE; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; INJECTION; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; ORCHIECTOMY; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCROTUM; SHEEP; TAIL; TESTIS; TIME;

ANESTHESIA, LOCAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; HYDROCORTISONE; INJECTIONS; LIDOCAINE; MALE; ORCHIECTOMY; SCROTUM; SHEEP; TAIL; TESTIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0033216907     PISSN: 00050423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.1999.tb12917.x     Document Type: Article

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