Effect of local anaesthesia on short- and long-term pain induced by two bloodless castration methods in calves

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 173, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 333-342

  Thüer, Susann ^a   Mellema, Sibylle ^a   Doherr, Marcus G ^a   Wechsler, Beat ^b   Nuss, Karl ^a   Steiner, Adrian ^a  

^a VETSUISSE FACULTY UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b SWISS FEDERAL VETERINARY OFFICE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Calf; Castration; Cortisol; Local anaesthesia

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; LIDOCAINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANALGESIA; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CASTRATION; CATTLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOLOGY; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MALE; NONHUMAN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PALPATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; SCROTUM; SPERMATIC CORD; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANESTHESIA, LOCAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; HYDROCORTISONE; LIDOCAINE; MALE; ORCHIECTOMY; PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33847048750     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2005.08.031     Document Type: Article

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