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I. Zootechnical Description..........................................................................................................13 II. Veterinary Inventory................................................................................................................. 15 Biological Outcomes........................................................................................................ 16 Affective Experiences............................................................................................................17 Association Between Circumstances, Biological Outcomes, and Affective Experiences.20 III. Affective Quantification.......................................................................................................... 20 (A) Temporal Description Using Notation Systems.............................................................21 (B) Calculation of Cumulative Affect....................................................................................27 IV. Epidemiological Investigation................................................................................................ 29 V. Econometric Calculation......................................................................................................... 29 Cumulative Pain and Pleasure for Each Life-Fate................................................................30 Cumulative Pain and Pleasure for the Average Individual in a System.............................. 30 Welfare Footprint: Cumulative Pain and Pleasure per Unit of Product.............................. 30 Interspecific Scaling...............................................................................................................31 Welfare Footprint Expression and
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Article The Effect of Topical Anaesthesia on the Cortisol Responses of Calves Undergoing Dehorning Crystal Espinoza 1, Sabrina Lomax 1,*, and Peter Windsor 2 1 School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, The University of Sydney, Sydney 2006, Australia; crystal.espinoza@sydney.edu.au 2 Sydney School of Veterinary Science, Faculty of Science, The University of Sydney, Sydney 2006, Australia; peter.windsor@sydney.edu.au * Correspondence: sabrina.lomax@sydney.edu.au; Tel.: +61-424-655-615 Received: 2 February 2020; Accepted: 10 February 2020; Published: 17 February 2020 Simple Summary: Dehorning in cattle involves the manual removal of horns which causes acute pain. Although the long-term solution to removing horns is to breed polled cattle, limitations include the complex inheritance for polled Brahman cattle, and negative interactions with productivity in dairy cattle. Best practice pain relief in the form of a local nerve block, a sedative and a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug prior to the procedure usually requires a veterinarian and may be impractical for some cattle production systems. Improved livestock welfare requires a practical and cost-effective pain relief strategy for dehorning that can be readily adopted commercially. We evaluated a modified topical local anaesthetic wound formulation that can be applied by farmers immediately following dehorning. While previous studies have demonstrated a reduction in wound sensitivity, there was no effect on cortisol concentrations. It is likely that the cortisol response reflects a combination of factors including the stress of handling, the initial pain of the dehorning procedure and haemorrhage. Abstract: Dehorning causes pain and distress to cattle, and there is a need to provide effective and