Sydney University Faculty of Veterinary Science

…Ward 2 1 Ausvet Pty Ltd., Bruce, ACT, Australia, 2 Faculty of Science, Sydney School of Veterinary Science, University of Sydney, Camden, NSW, Australia, 3 South East Local Land Services, Goulburn, NSW…

…Windsor, Sydney School of Veterinary Sciences, The University of treatment group had a more rapid return to eating with cessation of excessive saliva- Sydney, Camden, NSW, Australia. tion, and more rapid return…

…White2‡* 1 Faculty of Science, School of Life and Environmental Science, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia, 2 Faculty of Science, School of Veterinary Science, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW…

PRODUCTION ANIMALS The effect of a topical anaesthetic formulation, systemic flunixin and carprofen, singly or in combination, on cortisol and behavioural responses of Merino lambs to mulesing DR PAULL, C LEE, IG COLDITZ, S$] ATKINSON and AD FISHER CSIRO Livestock Industries, FD McMaster Laboratory, Armidale NSW 2350 Andrew. Fisher@csiro,au } { ulesing is a surgical procedure in which two strips of Objective To determine the pain responses of lambs to mules- skin are cut from the hindquarters of Merino lambs in ing, and the effectiveness of potential analgesic treatments. order to remove wool-bearing wrinkled skin, increase Procedures Merino lambs (n = 64) were allocated at 5 weeks the perineal bare area and reduce the risk of breech strike of age to eight treatment groups: 1) sham mules; 2) conventional throughout life thereafter. The operation is usually performed mules; 3) topical anaesthetic, incorporating lignocaine, bupi- in conjunction with tail docking during the first 12 weeks after vicaine, adrenaline and cetrimide, applied immediately after mulesing; 4) flunixin + topical anaesthetic, with flunixin admini- birth, and is described in the relevant Australian Model Code stered 2.5 mg/kg s.c. 90 min before mulesing; 5) carprofen of Practice for che Welfare of Animals.’ Although, in the years + topical anaesthetic, with carprofen administered 4 mg/kg after its widespread adoption, mulesing was highlighted for its s.c. 90 min before mulesing; 6) carprofen, administered as animal welfare benefits in reducing flystrike,” the practice has above; 7) flunixin, administered as above; and 8) carprofen more recently been the focus of criticism by animal welfare and + flunixin, administered as above. Plasma cortisol was measured animal rights interest groups, at 0, 0.5,

…8, 50006 Zaragoza, Spain; kikevet39@gmail.com 4 Sydney School of Veterinary Science, The University of Sydney, Camden, NSW 2570, Australia; peter.windsor@sydney.edu.au * Correspondence: dlacasta@unizar.es; Tel.: +34…

al University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine (NULES), Henerala Rodimtseva 19, 03041 Kyiv, Ukraine; getya@ukr.net 8 Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture (UNIZG), University of Zagreb, Svetosimunska…

al University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine (NULES), Henerala Rodimtseva 19, 03041 Kyiv, Ukraine; getya@ukr.net 8 Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture (UNIZG), University of Zagreb, Svetosimunska…

…50013 Zaragoza, Spain 5 Sydney School of Veterinary Science, The University of Sydney, Camden, NSW | 2570, Australia Contact: dlacasta@unizar.es Abstract: Tail docking is a painful husbandry practice performed routinely in…

…Pharmacokinetics of livestock. Animal Ethics Pty Ltd, Associate Sydney University Faculty of Veter- intravenously and orally administered meloxicam in sheep. American Journal of inary Science, Sydney, NSW, Australia. Veterinary Research 74, 779…

…School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia * dominique.mccarthy@sydney.edu.au a11111 Abstract The post-operative effects of three formulations of topical…