Addressing the pain associated with disbudding and dehorning in cattle

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 135, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 226-231

  Stafford, Kevin J ^a   Mellor, David J ^b  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Calves; Cautery; Chemical; Dehorning; Disbudding; Local anaesthesia; NSAIDs; Plasma cortisol

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; CATTLE; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PLASMA;

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EID: 84855200968     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2011.10.018     Document Type: Article

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