A review of pain assessment techniques and pharmacological approaches to pain relief after bovine castration: Practical implications for cattle production within the …

JF Coetzee - Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 2011 - Elsevier
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 …

Prevention and management of surgical pain in cattle

DE Anderson, MA Edmondson - Veterinary Clinics: Food …, 2013 - vetfood.theclinics.com
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 …

[HTML][HTML] The effect of timing of oral meloxicam administration on physiological responses in calves after cautery dehorning with local anesthesia

KA Allen, JF Coetzee, LN Edwards-Callaway… - Journal of Dairy …, 2013 - Elsevier
Dehorning is a painful husbandry procedure that is commonly performed in dairy calves.
Parenteral meloxicam combined with local anesthesia mitigates the physiological and …

Pharmacokinetics and effect of intravenous meloxicam in weaned Holstein calves following scoop dehorning without local anesthesia

JF Coetzee, RA Mosher, B KuKanich, R Gehring… - BMC veterinary …, 2012 - Springer
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Hot topic: Early postpartum treatment of commercial dairy cows with nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs increases whole-lactation milk yield

AJ Carpenter, CM Ylioja, CF Vargas… - Journal of dairy …, 2016 - Elsevier
Previous research has shown that postpartum administration of the nonsteroidal
antiinflammatory drug (NSAID) sodium salicylate can increase 305-d milk yield in older dairy …

Impact of oral meloxicam on circulating physiological biomarkers of stress and inflammation in beef steers after long-distance transportation

NK Van Engen, ML Stock, T Engelken… - Journal of animal …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Transportation stress can result in significant economic losses to producers due to
decreased animal productivity and increased medication costs associated with sickness …

Welfare effects of the use of a combination of local anesthesia and NSAID for disbudding analgesia in dairy calves—reviewed across different welfare concerns

MS Herskin, BH Nielsen - Frontiers in veterinary science, 2018 - frontiersin.org
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 …

Assessment of behavioral changes associated with oral meloxicam administration at time of dehorning in calves using a remote triangulation device and …

ME Theurer, BJ White, JF Coetzee, LN Edwards… - BMC Veterinary …, 2012 - Springer
Background Dehorning is common in the cattle industry, and there is a need for research
evaluating pain mitigation techniques. The objective of this study was to determine the …

Efficacy of oral meloxicam suspension for prevention of pain and inflammation following band and surgical castration in calves

ME Olson, B Ralston, L Burwash… - BMC Veterinary …, 2016 - Springer
Background Castration is one of the most common procedures performed on beef and dairy
cattle. The objective of the study was to determine the efficacy of meloxicam oral suspension …

A review of analgesic compounds used in food animals in the United States

JF Coetzee - Veterinary Clinics: Food Animal Practice, 2013 - vetfood.theclinics.com
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 …