Effect of a single dose of subcutaneous meloxicam before knife castration alone or combined with hot-iron branding on scrotal healing, inflammatory response, and behaviour in 2-mo-old beef calves over 42 d post procedure
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Autor/a
Marti, S.
Meléndez, D.M.
Pajor, E.A.
Moya, D.
Gellatly, D.
Janzen, E.D.
Schwartzkopf-Genswein, K.S.
Data de publicació
2018-08-21ISSN
0008-3984
Resum
The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of a single subcutaneous injection of meloxicam on scrotal healing, inflammatory response, and behaviour in castrated or castrated and branded beef calves for 42 d post procedure. Seventy-two 2-mo-old Angus crossbred bull calves were used to assess the effects of procedure (Trt): (1) sham control, (2) knife castration, and (3) knife castration and hot-iron branding; and pain mitigation (Med): (1) nonmedicated and (2) medicated with meloxicam according to a 3 × 2 factorial design. Body weight, scrotal circumference (SC), and healing scores were collected weekly until day 42. Blood samples were collected weekly until day 42 to assess haptoglobin, serum amyloid-A, and complete blood cell count. Hair was collected on day −1 and day 42 to assess cortisol concentrations. Lying and standing behaviour were recorded for 42 d, whereas pain-related behaviours were recorded on days 7, 15, 22, 29, and 34 post procedure. The inflammatory response (SC) and duration of standing was greater (P < 0.05) in calves castrated and branded than those only castrated. However, meloxicam did not reduce inflammation or improve wound healing in either castrated or castrated and branded calves.
Tipus de document
Article
Versió del document
Versió publicada
Llengua
English
Matèries (CDU)
59 - Zoologia
636 - Explotació i cria d'animals. Cria del bestiar i d'animals domèstics
Pàgines
12
Publicat per
NRC Research Press
Publicat a
Canadian Journal of Animal Science
Citació
" Effect Of A Single Dose Of Subcutaneous Meloxicam Before Knife Castration Alone Or Combined With Hot-Iron Branding On Scrotal Healing, Inflammatory Response, And Behaviour In 2-Mo-Old Beef Calves Over 42 D Post Procedure - Canadian Journal Of Animal Science ". 2019. Canadian Journal Of Animal Science. https://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/full/10.1139/cjas-2018-0016#.Xag5pY4zYnR.
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Producció de Remugants
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