Development and Field Validation of Lidocaine-Loaded Castration Bands for Bovine Pain Mitigation

Castration is among the most common management procedures performed in the dairy and beef cattle industries and is mainly performed by surgery or elastic banding. Despite the various benefits of castration, all methods produce pain and distress. Castration by banding is simple, inexpensive, produces...

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Main Authors: James W. Saville, Joseph A. Ross, Tyler Trefz, Crystal Schatz, Heather Matheson-Bird, Brenda Ralston, Ori Granot, Karin Schmid, Richard Terry, Nicholas D. Allan, Jeremy E. Wulff, Merle Olson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-12-01
Series:Animals
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/10/12/2363