Self-administration by consumption of flunixin in feed alleviates the pain and inflammation associated with castration and tail docking of lambs
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DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2016.12.008
Abstract: It can be impractical for farmers to provide pain relief to livestock following husbandry procedures such as castration and tail-docking, particularly in pasture-based systems because animals need to be repeatedly gathered to handling facilities and… read more here.
Keywords: tail docking; treatment; castration tail; tail ... See more keywords
Practices and opinions of New Zealand sheep farmers towards pain management in lambs during castration and/or tail docking
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DOI: 10.1080/00480169.2022.2135626
Abstract: ABSTRACT Aims To collect baseline data from New Zealand sheep farmers on techniques for docking and castrating lambs, their perceptions of the level of pain lambs experience following these procedures, and their opinions about the… read more here.
Keywords: new zealand; pain; tail docking; pain relief ... See more keywords
Knowledge and attitudes are important factors in farmers’ choice of lamb tail docking length
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DOI: 10.1136/vr.105631
Abstract: Background Tail docking is common practice in the sheep industry to prevent soiling of the breech and flystrike. To ensure optimal healing after tail docking and reduce the risk of arthritis, perineal cancers and prolapses,… read more here.
Keywords: tail docking; knowledge attitudes; tail; docking length ... See more keywords
Scotland plans to allow tail docking of working dogs, but ‘the evidence doesn't stack up’
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DOI: 10.1136/vr.j2413
Abstract: A ProPosAl to permit tail docking in some working dogs in scotland has met strong resistance from across the profession. last week roseanna Cunningham, secretary for environment, climate change and land reform, published a package… read more here.
Keywords: docking working; working dogs; tail docking; evidence ... See more keywords
Evidence of Pain, Stress, and Fear of Humans During Tail Docking and the Next Four Weeks in Piglets (Sus scrofa domesticus)
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DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2019.00462
Abstract: Tail docking is widely performed in pig farms to prevent tail biting. We investigated the consequences of this practice on behavioral indicators of pain and stress, and on the human-piglet relationship during lactation. Within 19… read more here.
Keywords: tail docking; pain stress; tail; posture ... See more keywords