{
  "author": "D. McCarthy; S. Lomax; P. A. Windsor; P. J. White",
  "citations": [
    {
      "raw_text": "D. McCarthy†, S. Lomax, P. A. Windsor and P. J. White (2015) Effect of a topical anaesthetic formulation on the cortisol response to surgical castration of unweaned beef calves. animal, 9(12), pp. 1999-2005.",
      "title": "Effect of a topical anaesthetic formulation on the cortisol response to surgical castration of unweaned beef calves",
      "authors": "D. McCarthy; S. Lomax; P. A. Windsor; P. J. White",
      "publication_year": 2015,
      "doi": "10.1017/S1751731115001421",
      "confidence": 1
    }
  ],
  "confidence": 1,
  "doc_type": "Journal Article",
  "id": 54,
  "language": "en-GB",
  "publication_date": "2015",
  "source_type": "file",
  "source_uri": "file:///home/pi/welfare_docs/Animals Assured/Research/Trisolfen/McCarthy et al 2016.pdf",
  "summary": "This study investigated a topical anaesthetic (TA) for pain relief in surgically castrated unweaned beef calves. It found no significant reduction in plasma cortisol concentrations with immediate TA application, though a trend for lower cortisol in TA-treated calves warrants further research.",
  "title": "Effect of a topical anaesthetic formulation on the cortisol response to surgical castration of unweaned beef calves"
}