Assessment of welfare of suckling lambs following intradermal injection of cetrimide as a non-surgical alternative to conventional mulesing

Australian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 87, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 12-18

  Colditz, Ig ^a,b   Lloyd, Jb ^b   Paull, Dr ^a   Lee, C ^a   Giraudo, A ^a   Pizzato, C ^a   Fisher, Ad ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN WOOL INNOVATION LIMITED   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Cetrimide; Non surgical mulesing; Quaternary ammonium compound

Indexed keywords

CETRIMIDE; HYDROCORTISONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL WELFARE; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INTRADERMAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RANDOMIZATION; SHEEP; SUCKLING;

ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, SUCKLING; AREA UNDER CURVE; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CETRIMONIUM COMPOUNDS; FEMALE; HYDROCORTISONE; INJECTIONS, INTRADERMAL; MALE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SHEEP;

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 58849109114     PISSN: 00050423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2008.00383.x     Document Type: Article

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