Factors affecting Canadian veterinarians' use of analgesics when dehorning beef and dairy calves

Canadian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1129-1136

  Hewson, Caroline J ^a   Dohoo, Ian R ^a   Lemke, Kip A ^a   Barkema, Herman W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CANADA; CATTLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DRUG USE; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HORN; MALE; NEWBORN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; RISK; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANALGESICS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CANADA; CATTLE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; FEMALE; HORNS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 36849001760     PISSN: 00085286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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