Effects of local anesthetic and a nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug on pain responses of dairy calves to hot-iron dehorning

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1512-1519

  Stewart, M ^a   Stookey, J M ^b   Stafford, K J ^c   Tucker, C B ^d   Rogers, A R ^a   Dowling, S K ^a   Verkerk, G A ^e   Schaefer, A L ^f   Webster, J R ^a  

^a RUAKURA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e DAIRYNZ   (New Zealand)

^f LACOMBE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Dairy calf; Hot iron dehorning; Local anesthetic

Indexed keywords

LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; MELOXICAM; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; THIAZINE DERIVATIVE; THIAZOLE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CATTLE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HEAT; HORN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PAIN; RANDOMIZATION; TIME; VISUAL SYSTEM FUNCTION;

ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; BODY TEMPERATURE; CATTLE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HORNS; HOT TEMPERATURE; LIDOCAINE; MALE; OCULAR PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PAIN; RANDOM ALLOCATION; THIAZINES; THIAZOLES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 65249093633     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2008-1578     Document Type: Article

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