The effect of pain mitigation during cautery disbudding of neonatal goat kids on subsequent health and performance

Authors

  • E. M. Burke Veterinary Population Medicine, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN 55108
  • E. A. Barrell Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN 55108
  • B. A. Ventura Department of Life Sciences, University of Lincoln, Lincoln LN6 7DL, UK
  • T. M. Menn Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN 55108
  • H. Bakke Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN 55108
  • M. M. Thomas Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN 55108
  • W. A. Knauer Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN 55108

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20228708

Abstract

Disbudding of goat kids is a necessary but painful procedure that causes both acute and longer-term pain. Currently, most goat kids are disbudded using cautery without any pain control. Pain mitigation has been shown to improve measures of acute pain response, but little is known about the effects on longer term health and performance outcomes. The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of pain mitigation using a combina­tion of xylazine, meloxicam and lidocaine on growth and health outcomes compared to kids disbudded with no pain control.

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Published

2023-07-17

Issue

No. 55 (2022): 2022 Annual Conference Proceedings

Section

Research Summaries

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