Effect of hot-iron disbudding on behaviour and plasma cortisol of calves sedated with xylazine

Research in Veterinary Science

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 188-193

  Stilwell, G ^a   Carvalho, R C ^b   Carolino, N ^c   Lima, M S ^a   Broom, D M ^d  

^a FACULDADE DE MEDICINA VETERINÁRIA   (Portugal)

^b Clinica Veterinaria VetMondego   (Portugal)

^c INRB   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Calves; Hot iron disbudding; Pain; Plasma cortisol

Indexed keywords

ANESTESIN; HYDROCORTISONE; LIDOCAINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VETAXYLAZE; XYLAZINE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CALF (BOVINE); CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH TEMPERATURE PROCEDURES; HORN; HOT IRON DISBUDDING; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; NERVE BLOCK; NONHUMAN; PAIN;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CATTLE; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; DAIRYING; FEMALE; HORNS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; XYLAZINE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 71949084998     PISSN: 00345288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2009.06.012     Document Type: Article

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