Farm animal husbandry

Analgesia for Surgical Husbandry Procedures in Sheep and Other Livestock Dr Meredith L Sheil, Animal Ethics Pty Ltd, Associate Sydney University Faculty of Veterinary Science SUMMARY Surgical husbandry procedures in livestock are…

…husbandry procedures.32–34 gical site or vicinity of a local peripheral nerve to achieve The recent developments in the Australian livestock blockage of nociception. More recently, NSAIDs have been farming sector…

…1.​ Production System​ This top-level category defines the overall model of animal production, such as conventional broiler production, organic egg farming, recirculating aquaculture systems, or extensive backyard rearing. It captures the…

This article was downloaded by: [University of Sydney] On: 06 August 2014, At: 00:43 Publisher: Routledge Informa Ltd Registered in England and Wales Registered Number: 1072954 Registered office: Mortimer House, 37-41 Mortimer Street, London W1T 3JH, UK Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science Publication details, including instructions for authors and subscription information: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/haaw20 Anesthesia for Livestock Husbandry Procedures—An Australian Perspective a b a Sabrina Lomax , Meredith Sheil & Peter Windsor a Faculty of Veterinary Science , University of Sydney , New South Wales, Australia b Animal Ethics Pty Ltd. , Yarra Glen, Victoria, Australia Published online: 24 Mar 2009. To cite this article: Sabrina Lomax , Meredith Sheil & Peter Windsor (2009) Anesthesia for Livestock Husbandry Procedures—An Australian Perspective, Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science, 12:2, 153-153, DOI: 10.1080/10888700902720508 To link to this article: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10888700902720508 PLEASE SCROLL DOWN FOR ARTICLE Taylor & Francis makes every effort to ensure the accuracy of all the information (the “Content”) contained in the publications on our platform. However, Taylor & Francis, our agents, and our licensors make no representations or warranties whatsoever as to the accuracy, completeness, or suitability for any purpose of the Content. Any opinions and views expressed in this publication are the opinions and views of the authors, and are not the views of or endorsed by Taylor & Francis. The accuracy of the Content should not be relied upon and should be independently verified with primary sources of information. Taylor and Francis shall not be liable for any losses, actions, claims, proceedings, demands, costs, expenses, damages,

…Introduction There is an urgent welfare imperative to develop effective analgesic strategies for use on-farm to alleviate pain associated with livestock surgical husbandry procedures, including piglet castration [1–5]. Piglet castration…

053650 Sustainable smart farming systems taking into account Dostálová, A., Koucký, M. and Průšová, V. (2008). Výkrm kanečků v podmínkách ekologického zemědělství. Mudrik, Z., the future challenges 313011W112, cofinanced by the Dvorak, J. Metodika zemědělského poradenského systemu. European Regional Development Fund. Dunshea, F. R., Colantoni, C., Howard, K., McCauley, I., Jackson, P., Long, K. A. and Hennessy, D. P. (2001). References Vaccination of boars with a GnRH vaccine (Improvac) eliminates boar taint and increases growth performance. Journal of animal Adam, J.L. (1977). Boar odour in entire males after science, 79(10), 2524–2535. doi:10.2527/2001.79102524x slaughter. Agricultural Research in the New Zealand Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Annual Report of the Research Division, Fredriksen, B., Johnsen, A. M. S. and Skuterud, E. 1976–1977. (2011). Consumer attitudes towards castration of piglets and alternatives to surgical castration. Research in veterinary Giffin, B. J., Allison, J. R., Martin, S., Ward, P. and science, 90(2), 352–357. doi:10.1016/j.rvsc.2010.06.018 Tschopp, A. (2008). Consumer acceptance of the use of vaccination to control boar taint. Proceedings 20th Int Pig Vet Soc Hennessy, D. and Newbold, R. (2004). Consumer attitudes Cong, Durban, South Africa. to a boar taint vaccine, Improvac (R)–A qualitative study. In Proceedings of the 18th IPVS congress, Hamburg, Germany, Aluwé, M., Langendries, K. C. M., Bekaert, K. M., 612 p. Tuyttens, F. A. M., De Brabander, D. L., De Smet, S. and Millet, S. (2013). Effect of surgical castration, immunocastration Holinger, M., Früh, B. and Hillmann, E. (2015). Group and chicory-diet on the meat quality and palatability of composition for fattening entire male pigs under

…Introduction There is an urgent welfare imperative to develop effective analgesic strategies for use on-farm to alleviate pain associated with livestock surgical husbandry procedures, including piglet castration [1–5]. Piglet castration…

053650 Sustainable smart farming systems taking into account Dostálová, A., Koucký, M. and Průšová, V. (2008). Výkrm kanečků v podmínkách ekologického zemědělství. Mudrik, Z., the future challenges 313011W112, cofinanced by the Dvorak, J. Metodika zemědělského poradenského systemu. European Regional Development Fund. Dunshea, F. R., Colantoni, C., Howard, K., McCauley, I., Jackson, P., Long, K. A. and Hennessy, D. P. (2001). References Vaccination of boars with a GnRH vaccine (Improvac) eliminates boar taint and increases growth performance. Journal of animal Adam, J.L. (1977). Boar odour in entire males after science, 79(10), 2524–2535. doi:10.2527/2001.79102524x slaughter. Agricultural Research in the New Zealand Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Annual Report of the Research Division, Fredriksen, B., Johnsen, A. M. S. and Skuterud, E. 1976–1977. (2011). Consumer attitudes towards castration of piglets and alternatives to surgical castration. Research in veterinary Giffin, B. J., Allison, J. R., Martin, S., Ward, P. and science, 90(2), 352–357. doi:10.1016/j.rvsc.2010.06.018 Tschopp, A. (2008). Consumer acceptance of the use of vaccination to control boar taint. Proceedings 20th Int Pig Vet Soc Hennessy, D. and Newbold, R. (2004). Consumer attitudes Cong, Durban, South Africa. to a boar taint vaccine, Improvac (R)–A qualitative study. In Proceedings of the 18th IPVS congress, Hamburg, Germany, Aluwé, M., Langendries, K. C. M., Bekaert, K. M., 612 p. Tuyttens, F. A. M., De Brabander, D. L., De Smet, S. and Millet, S. (2013). Effect of surgical castration, immunocastration Holinger, M., Früh, B. and Hillmann, E. (2015). Group and chicory-diet on the meat quality and palatability of composition for fattening entire male pigs under

ding. The authors evaluated the total behavioral response vocalizations was found along with increases in cortisol and (including struggle/attempts to escape, vocalizations, and tail β-endorphin levels (90). Hansson et al. (91) reported that the movements). It was found that lidocaine administration did not administration of local anesthesia decreases the number and intensity decrease the mean number of said behaviors (control: 59.6 ± 6.8; of vocalizations in castrated piglets. lidocaine: 52 ± 6.8), suggesting that pain after disbudding should Another common practice on livestock farms is castration. be complemented with other analgesics, such as non-steroidal drugs Among the castration methods commonly applied to farm animals are or general sedation. Burdizzo (B), rubber ring (RR), and surgical castration (S), which are Dehorning in cattle has also been associated with pain-related frequently compared to a control group subjected only to scrotal behaviors such as head-shaking, ear flicking, and increased inactivity handling (H) (92, 93). According to Melches et al. (93), lambs (103, 104). This has been reported in Holstein calves (4–8 weeks old) castrated using B and S exhibited more frequent pain-related behaviors after iron-hot dehorning (104). When compared to a control group during the procedure compared to those in RR and H groups. without receiving analgesic drugs (ketoprofen), treated calves had a Moreover, lambs in the S group showed higher cortisol concentrations lower frequency of head shaking (0.74 ± 0.25 vs. 6.27 ± 2.57) and ear and a greater occurrence of abnormal postures on the day of flicking (0.56 ± 0.17 vs. 11.43 ± 3.07) after dehorning. Similarly, the castration, along with reduced feed intake and rumination during the application of

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