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Resources for pain management in beef cattle

By Beef Cattle Research Council June 21, 2018

Reading Time: < 1 minute As of Jan. 1, producers must use pain control when castrating bulls older than six months. The change followed a move in Jan. 1, 2016 requiring pain control when dehorning calves that have horn buds attached (that is, ones older than two to three months). The Beef Cattle Research Council has information on mitigating pain […] Read more

Animal welfare research is becoming about the emotional state of the animal rather than its health, Dr. Ed Pajor says. (John Greig photo)

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Greig: Animal welfare research focusing more on emotional states

By John Greig May 15, 2017

Animal welfare research is moving beyond identifying what keeps an animal healthy, to focus more on their state of being and their happiness. For years, farmers have justified the way they manage and house animals based on objective measures of their health: disease prevalence, growth rates and feed consumption. Consumer research, however, shows that’s not […] Read more

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Pain control for cattle the new normal

The beef code of practice recommends pain control medication for procedures such as dehorning and castrating

By Alexis Kienlen November 12, 2015

Reading Time: 3 minutes Times are changing, and both growing social pressure and knowledge about animal welfare is making pain control part of the equation in cattle production. “Society expects it of us, and it’s part of that social licence to operate,” said John Campbell, a veterinarian and head of large-animal clinical sciences at the Western College of Veterinary […] Read more

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New pain control medication for livestock hits the market

Calgary-based company creates affordable medication for horses  and cattle

By Alexis Kienlen October 26, 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutes A Calgary-based company has created a pain control drug that could be a game changer for the North American cattle and horse industries. Oral Meloxicam, a tasteless liquid that can be administered orally or added to feed, is the first pain control medication developed for livestock in North America. “The most common procedure we can […] Read more

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Resources for pain management in beef cattle

Greig: Animal welfare research focusing more on emotional states

Pain control for cattle the new normal

New pain control medication for livestock hits the market

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