Assessment of the duration of the pain response associated with lameness in dairy cows, and the influence of treatment

New Zealand Veterinary Journal

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 210-217

  Laven, R A ^a   Lawrence, K E ^a   Weston, J F ^a   Dowson, K R ^a   Stafford, K J ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cattle; Lameness; Non steroidal anti inflammatory drug; Plastic shoe; Veterinary treatment

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTHRANILIC ACID DERIVATIVE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; TOLFENAMIC ACID;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL LAMENESS; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; LOCOMOTION; METHODOLOGY; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PAIN; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; SHOE; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANALGESICS; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; ANTHRANILIC ACIDS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; CATTLE; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; LAMENESS, ANIMAL; LOCOMOTION; PAIN; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SHOES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

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EID: 50049084724     PISSN: 00480169     EISSN: 11760710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00480169.2008.36835     Document Type: Article

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