Effects of ring castration with local anesthesia and analgesia in Holstein calves at 3 months of age on welfare indicators

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 88, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 2789-2796

  Marti, S ^a   Velarde, A ^b   de la Torre, J L ^c   Bach, A ^a,d   Aris, A ^a   Serrano, A ^a   Manteca, X ^c   Devant, M ^a  

^a IRTA   (Spain)

^b LRTA Animal Welfare   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^d INSTITUCIÓ CATALANA DE RECERCA I ESTUDIS AVANÇATS ICREA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Beef; Castration; Welfare

Indexed keywords

CLONIXIN; DRUG DERIVATIVE; FLUNIXIN MEGLUMINE; HAPTOGLOBIN; HYDROCORTISONE; LIDOCAINE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANALGESIA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY TEMPERATURE; CATTLE; EATING; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MALE; ORCHIECTOMY; ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; BOVINAE; SURGERY; VETERINARY;

ANALGESIA; ANESTHESIA, LOCAL; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE; CATTLE; CLONIXIN; EATING; HAPTOGLOBINS; HYDROCORTISONE; IMMUNITY, HUMORAL; LIDOCAINE; MALE; ORCHIECTOMY; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 77954653469     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2009-2408     Document Type: Article

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