Physiological and behavioural effects of intradermal injection of sodium lauryl sulfate as an alternative to mulesing in lambs

Australian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 88, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 483-489

  Colditz, I G ^a   Paull, D R ^a   Lee, C ^a   Fisher, A D ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Lambs; Non surgical mulesing; Sodium lauryl sulfate

Indexed keywords

DODECYL SULFATE SODIUM;

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

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, SUCKLING; AREA UNDER CURVE; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; FEMALE; INJECTIONS, INTRADERMAL; MALE; MYIASIS; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; SODIUM DODECYL SULFATE; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 78649426940     PISSN: 00050423     EISSN: 17510813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2010.00647.x     Document Type: Article

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