Stakeholder views on treating pain due to dehorning dairy calves

Animal Welfare

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 399-406

  Robbins, J A ^a   Weary, D M ^a   Schuppli, C A ^a   Von Keyserlingk, M A G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Attitudes; Calves; Dehorning; Disbudding; Pain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ANALGESIA; ANIMAL CARE; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CALF (BOVINE); CANADA; CATTLE FARMING; DAIRY CATTLE; DAIRY INDUSTRY; DEHORNING; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HORN; HUMAN; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MALE; PAIN; PAIN INTENSITY; SCIENTIST; STUDENT; TEACHER; UNITED STATES; VETERINARIAN;

EID: 84946753833     PISSN: 09627286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7120/09627286.24.4.399     Document Type: Article

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