Castration of male calves destined for beef production is a common livestock management
practice in the United States amounting to approximately 7 million procedures per year …

Lameness impacts the cattle industry in economic losses and welfare considerations. In
addition to production deficits, pain and distress associated with lameness have been …

Background Dehorning is a common practice involving calves on dairy operations in the
United States. However, less than 20% of producers report using analgesics or anesthetics …

Management of pain continues to be an important consideration in livestock on which
surgical procedures are performed. 1, 2 In these animals, a balance must be achieved …

Lameness affects the cattle industry via both economic losses and welfare considerations. In
addition to production deficits, the pain and distress associated with lameness have been …

Lameness is a leading cause of welfare and culling issues in cattle, with claw lesions
accounting for the majority of these issues. Although the treatment of claw lesions in cattle is …

Transportation stress can result in significant economic losses to producers due to
decreased animal productivity and increased medication costs associated with sickness …

Societal concern about the moral and ethical treatment of animals is increasing. 1 In
particular, negative public perception of pain associated with routine animal management …

Approved analgesic compounds in cattle are not currently available in the United States due
to the lack of validated pain assessment methods and marker residue depletion studies. In …

Similar to other animal species, small ruminants and camelids experience pain following
noxious stimuli. The noxious stimuli may come in the form of a management procedure (eg …