Current attitudes of cattle practitioners to pain and the use of analgesics in cattle

Veterinary Record

Volumn 159, Issue 20, 2006, Pages 662-668

  Huxley, J N ^a,b   Whay, H R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; FLUNIXIN; KETOPROFEN; LIDOCAINE; MELOXICAM; PROCAINE; VETERINARY DRUG; XYLAZINE;

ANIMAL CARE; ARTICLE; CALLUS; CATTLE DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SIMULATION; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG USE; DYSTOCIA; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; LIMB FRACTURE; MALE; PAIN; PARAMEDICAL EDUCATION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; UMBILICAL HERNIA; UNITED KINGDOM; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 34548712360     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.159.20.662     Document Type: Article

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