Factors influencing the attitudes of cattle veterinarians, farmers, and claw trimmers towards the pain associated with the treatment of sole ulcers and the sensitivity to pain of dairy cows

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 200, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 38-43

  Becker, Johanna ^a   Reist, Martin ^a   Steiner, Adrian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Claw trimming; Dairy cow; Pain; Sole ulcer

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CATTLE VETERINARIAN ATTITUDE; CLAW TRIMMER ATTITUDE; DAIRY CATTLE; FARMER ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INCOME; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PLANTAR ULCER; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SWITZERLAND; THERAPEUTIC CLAW TRIMMING; WELLBEING; WORK EXPERIENCE; ANALGESIA; ANIMAL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BOVINAE; CATTLE DISEASES; FOOT ULCER; HOOF AND CLAW; PAIN; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; VETERINARIAN; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; FOOT ULCER; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOOF AND CLAW; PAIN; PAIN MANAGEMENT; SWITZERLAND; VETERINARIANS;

EID: 84898774541     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: 15322971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2014.01.016     Document Type: Article

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