Efficacy of pain control strategies for caustic paste disbudding in very young dairy calves

Authors

  • C. N. Reedman Department of Population Medicine, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, N1G2W1 Canada
  • T. F. Duffield Department of Population Medicine, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, N1G2W1 Canada
  • T. J. DeVries Department of Animal Biosciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, N1G2W1 Canada
  • K. D. Lissemore Department of Population Medicine, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, N1G2W1 Canada
  • N. Karrow Department of Animal Biosciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, N1G2W1 Canada
  • C. B. Winder Department of Animal Biosciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, N1G2W1 Canada

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20197191

Keywords:

disbudding, pain control, caustic paste, cautery, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, analgesia, anesthesia

Abstract

Dairy producers disbudding calves with caustic paste are less likely to provide pain control than those using cautery. Little research has been conducted on pain control for this method and no studies have speifically examined calves under a week of age although producers will commonly apply this product at this time. The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of local anesthesia and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) analgesia in very young dairy calves disbudded with caustic paste.

Cover image of the 52nd Conference Proceedings: A photo of a herd of cattle shot from below. A black and white cow is looking curiously at the phototgrapher. Yellow

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Published

2019-09-12

Issue

2019

Section

Research Summaries

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