Topical anesthesia mitigates the pain of castration in beef calves

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 91, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 4945-4952

  Lomax, S ^a   Windsor, P A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Castration; Electronic anesthesiometer; Numerical rating scale; Pain threshold; Topical anesthesia; Von frey monofilaments

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

ADRENALIN; BUPIVACAINE; CETRIMIDE; LIDOCAINE; TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG COMBINATION; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MALE; ORCHIECTOMY; PAIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ANESTHESIA, LOCAL; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BUPIVACAINE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CETRIMONIUM COMPOUNDS; DRUG COMBINATIONS; EPINEPHRINE; LIDOCAINE; MALE; ORCHIECTOMY; PAIN; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS;

EID: 84884734009     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2012-5984     Document Type: Article

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