Pain detection and amelioration in animals on the farm: Issues and options

Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 261-278

  Anil, Leena ^a   Anil, Sukumarannair S ^a   Deen, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ANALGESIC AGENT; CARPROFEN; FENTANYL; FLUNIXIN MEGLUMINE; ISOFLUPREDONE ACETATE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; MORPHINE DERIVATIVE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE AGONIST; PETHIDINE; SUFENTANIL;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL LAMENESS; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANTHROPOMETRY; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CARCINOGENICITY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC PAIN; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DRUG COST; DRUG RESEARCH; DRUG USE; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; FARMING SYSTEM; FOOD SAFETY; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; IMMUNE RESPONSE; METHODOLOGY; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRODUCTIVITY; PUBLIC OPINION;

ANALGESIA; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; DRUG RESIDUES; PAIN MEASUREMENT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33644613885     PISSN: 10888705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327604jaws0804_3     Document Type: Article

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