Effects of three pharmacological protocols in pain control in holstein calves by hot-iron dehorning

Authors

  • Jackson Barros do Amaral Instituto de Zootecnia do Estado de São Paulo
  • Luciandra Macedo de Toledo Instituto de Zootecnia do Estado de São Paulo
  • Luís Alberto Ambrósio Instituto de Zootecnia do Estado de São Paulo
  • Flávia Augusta de Oliveira Universidade Federal de Goiás
  • Guilherme Trevisan Universidade Estadual Paulista

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22256/pubvet.v12n4a77.1-12

Keywords:

animal welfare, bovine, clinical ethology, horn excision, local anesthesia

Abstract

The objective of this study was to study the efficiency of three protocols in pain control by evaluating behaviour in calf dehorning. Thirty heifers were distributed in three groups for the application of protocols I, II and III, in a completely randomized design. Protocol I (control) utilized 7mg/kg of lidocaine hydrochloride was applied on cornual nerve block. In protocol II the animals were submitted to the same procedure of protocol I plus IM application of 0.04mg/kg of xylazine. In protocol III the animals were submitted to the same procedures of protocols I and II plus the IM application of 1.1mg/kg of flunixin-meglumine. The behaviour was evaluated before and after dehorning. The difference between the vocalization during the dehorning procedure was significant (P=0.0229) between the protocols, with the frequency of PII being 70% and of the IP of 10% of the animals. In the post-dehorning period, there was a significant difference in animal behaviour of protocols II and III, which lay down less compared to protocol I. It was concluded that protocols II and III were more efficient in pain control, indicating that the use of sedative alone or associated with anti-inflammatory has contributed to improve animal welfare.

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Published

2018-04-10

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 04 (2018): Abril

Section

Bem-estar e comportamento animal

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Effects of three pharmacological protocols in pain control in holstein calves by hot-iron dehorning. (2018). Pubvet, 12(04), e77. https://doi.org/10.22256/pubvet.v12n4a77.1-12

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