Acute behavior of dairy goat kids administered lidocaine injections, topical EMLA cream or meloxicam prior to cautery disbudding

Authors

  • M. N. Hempstead Veterinary Diagnostics and Production Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011
  • T. M. Lindquist Veterinary Diagnostics and Production Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011
  • J. K. Shearer Veterinary Diagnostics and Production Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011
  • L. C. Shearer Veterinary Diagnostics and Production Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011
  • M. A. Sutherland Animal Behaviour and Welfare, AgResearch Ltd., Ruakura Research Centre, Hamilton, New Zealand
  • P. J. Plummer Veterinary Diagnostics and Production Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20197320

Keywords:

cautery disbudding, pain relief, dairy goat kids, lidocaine, prilocaine, meloxicam

Abstract

Cautery disbudding causes acute and post-operative pain, but pain relief is seldom provided when disbudding dairy goat kids. The objective of this study was to evaluate the acute behavioral response associated with (1) lidocaine compared with saline injections and (2) lidocaine injections plus a topical mixture of lidocaine and prilocaine (EMLA) cream and meloxicam before cautery disbudding of dairy goat kids.

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

AASRP Research Summaries