Across the international dairy industry, the vast majority of dairy herds have dehorned cows.
Farmers choose to dehorn calves for different reasons such as easier handling of non …

Background Pain in cattle is a major welfare problem, as cattle mask their pain. Subjective
and objective parameters to assess pain in cattle have been described. Among the objective …

The objective of this study was to evaluate the analgesic properties of transdermal flunixin
meglumine when given at the time of dehorning on pain biomarkers. Twenty-four weaned …

The objective of this study was to determine the effect of a biologically normal plane of
nutrition compared with a limited plane on the primary outcome wound healing, and one …

Perioperative analgesic effects of oral firocoxib following cautery disbudding were
investigated in preweaned calves. Twenty Holstein calves approximately 4 to 6 wk old …

Purpose The purpose of this review was to describe the current options and unmet needs for
on-farm pain control in food production animals. Sources Peer-reviewed literature was the …

Dehorning is performed on a high percentage of dairies worldwide. Concern about the
negative effect of dehorning on animal welfare has contributed to the development of new …

Pain states in cattle are common. Both iatrogenic pain attributable to livestock management
procedures such as dehorning or castration and disease-associated pain including …

Disbudding, removal of the horn buds, is performed for economic and practical reasons: to
prevent bullying and injury to other animals (with implications for productivity and carcass …

Simple Summary Increasing societal and customer pressure to provide animals with 'a life
worth living'continues to apply pressure on industry to alleviate pain associated with …