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…
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…in sheep. Appl Anim Behav Sci 1989;22:283–294. subsequent pain escalation response.26–28 The vasoconstrictive prop- 9. Grant C. Behavioural responses of lambs to common painful husbandry erties of…
…These postural indicators have been successful in defining Introduction the response in lambs following husbandry painful proce- Flystrike is known to cause substantial physiological and dures (Mellor and Murray, 1989; Molony and…
…Introduction Amputation of the tail in livestock or tail docking, is a routine husbandry procedure in sheep production worldwide for preventative management of myiasis [1–3] and improved fertility [4]. Although numerous…
…pain relief and more rapid healing of feet, flanks, scrotum and perianal area.3 husbandry lesions in sheep in Australia and Spain.10,13,14 Disease diagnosis is usually based on clinical…
…Fisher’* ( vee and tail docking of lambs are standard husbandry Objective To determine the effectiveness of a topical anaes- procedures in many sheep production systems. Castration thetic formulation (Tri-Solfen) with or…
…of wool classified as ‘PR‘(pain Within the field of animal husbandry, an innovative technol- relief) and improved welfare of sheep susceptible to flystrike ogy has emerged that has the potential to…
…Tail docking is a painful husbandry practice performed routinely in sheep production worldwide. We examined two different procedures for surgical tail docking; with and without general anaesthesia (GA), including the use of…
…Repeated mechanical stimulation in modified from the original formulation designed for the sheep has produced mixed results. Healthy sheep with an mulesing of sheep in Australia (Tri-Solfen, Bayer Animal algometer strapped…
…described in sheep.15–18 Despite this, local anaesthetic wound pain and pain-related behaviour for up to and including 8 h injections are rarely used during routine husbandry procedures afterward.9…