A review of pain assessment techniques and pharmacological approaches to pain relief after bovine castration: Practical implications for cattle production within the United States

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 135, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 192-213

  Coetzee, Johann F ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Animal welfare; Castration; Cattle; Pain assessment

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; ANESTHETIC; ANIMAL WELFARE; ASSESSMENT METHOD; CASTRATION; CATTLE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; LITERATURE REVIEW; LIVESTOCK FARMING; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; VIDEOGRAPHY;

UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOVINAE;

EID: 84855200806     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2011.10.016     Document Type: Article

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