dehorning — Quoll

The Effect of Topical Anaesthesia on the Cortisol Responses of Calves Undergoing Dehorning 100%

Crystal Espinoza; Sabrina Lomax; Peter Windsor · file · #41

…Cattle are dehorned to enable safe handling, to reduce injury to other cattle, and to reduce subsequent carcass bruising that reduces meat quality [1,2]. Cattle may also be dehorned to minimise…

The effect of a topical anesthetic on the sensitivity of calf dehorning wounds 100%

C. Espinoza; S. Lomax; P. Windsor · file · #40

…Dehorned cattle are safer to handle and cause up to 6 h following dehorning (Sylvester et al., 2004). fewer injuries to workers, other cattle, and farm animals Much research has been devoted…

Effect of Topically Applied Anaesthetic Formulation on the Sensitivity of Scoop Dehorning Wounds in Calves 100%

Dominique McCarthy; Peter Andrew Windsor; Charissa Harris; Sabrina Lomax; Peter John White · file · #55

ducts were applied immediately after dehorning so as to completely cover the wound and cut skin edge. Dehorning was performed by a single, experienced technician using a medium size scoop dehorning device…

Evaluating the efficacy of a topical anaesthetic formulation and ketoprofen, alone and in combination, on the pain sensitivity of dehorning wounds in Holstein-Friesian calves 100%

Crystal A. Espinoza; Dominique McCarthy; Peter J. White; Peter A. Windsor; Sabrina H. Lomax · file · #39

in previous work the seemingly diminishing effect from 1 to 2 h in the DK group. (7 mL vs 4 mL per dehorning wound). An important consideration Method of dehorning is an…