Pressure Algometry Validation and Determination of Efficacy of Articaine Hydrochloride Ring Block in Antler Removal in Red Deer (<i>Cervus elaphus</i>)

Pressure Algometry Validation and Determination of Efficacy of Articaine Hydrochloride Ring Block in Antler Removal in Red Deer (<i>Cervus elaphus</i>)

New Zealand deer farming centres on the production of meat and velvet antler. Velvet antler removal is a painful procedure and currently, New Zealand Animal Welfare regulations dictate surgical removal of velvet antlers under lignocaine anaesthesia. To improve our knowledge on the efficacy and durat...

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Main Authors: Farzin Sahebjam, Kavitha Kongara, John Paul Chambers, Ruth Ellen Walker, Rafea Naffa, Nicolas Lopez-Villalobos, Preet Mohinder Singh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-11-01
Series:Animals
Subjects:
algometry
articaine hydrochloride
deer
local anaesthetic
mechanical nociceptive threshold
pain
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/10/11/2023

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