Assessment of behavioral changes associated with oral meloxicam administration at time of dehorning in calves using a remote triangulation device and accelerometers

BMC Veterinary Research

Volumn 8, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Theurer, Miles E ^a   White, Brad J ^a   Coetzee, Johann F ^a,b   Edwards, Lily N ^c   Mosher, Ruby A ^a   Cull, Charley A ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c JBS USA LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Dehorn; Oral meloxicam; Remote triangulation device

Indexed keywords

BOS;

MELOXICAM; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; THIAZINE DERIVATIVE; THIAZOLE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; HORN; MALE; PAIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REMOTE SENSING;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CATTLE; HORNS; MALE; PAIN; REMOTE SENSING TECHNOLOGY; THIAZINES; THIAZOLES;

EID: 84862190498     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17466148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1746-6148-8-48     Document Type: Article

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