Identifying and preventing pain during and after surgery in farm animals

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 135, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 259-265

  Walker, Kristen A ^a   Duffield, Todd F ^b   Weary, Daniel M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia; Analgesia; Surgical incision

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; LITERATURE REVIEW; LIVESTOCK FARMING; MUSCLE; SKIN;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84855194925     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2011.10.021     Document Type: Article

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