Effect of the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, carprofen, on weaned sheep following non-surgical mulesing by intradermal injection of cetrimide

Australian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 87, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 19-26

  Colditz, I G ^a,b   Lloyd, J B ^a   Paull, D R ^a   Lee, C ^a   Giraudo, A ^a   Pizzato, C ^a   Fisher, A D ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN WOOL INNOVATION LIMITED   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Animal welfare; Carprofen; Cetrimide; Non steroidal anti inflammatory drug; Non surgical mulesing; Quaternary ammonium compound

Indexed keywords

BETA ENDORPHIN; CARBAZOLE DERIVATIVE; CARPROFEN; CETRIMIDE; HYDROCORTISONE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL WELFARE; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; IMMUNOLOGY; INTRADERMAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; MYIASIS; NEUTROPHIL; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASE; SUCKLING; WEANING; WOOL;

ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, SUCKLING; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; AREA UNDER CURVE; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BETA-ENDORPHIN; CARBAZOLES; CETRIMONIUM COMPOUNDS; FEMALE; HYDROCORTISONE; INJECTIONS, INTRADERMAL; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; MYIASIS; NEUTROPHILS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; WEANING; WOOL;

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 58849143108     PISSN: 00050423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2008.00384.x     Document Type: Article

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