Addressing pain caused by mulesing in sheep

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 135, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 232-240

  Fisher, Andrew D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Cutaneous myiasis; Fly strike; Mulesing; Pain; Sheep

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM; ANIMAL WELFARE; BIOACTIVITY; DISEASE TREATMENT; DRUG; GENETIC ANALYSIS; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; REMEDIATION; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SHEEP; SULFATE;

AUSTRALIA;

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 84855186528     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2011.10.019     Document Type: Article

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