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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Marti, S.
Meléndez, D.M.
Pajor, E.A.
Moya, D.
Gellatly, D.
Janzen, E.D.
Schwartzkopf-Genswein, K.S.
Fecha de publicación
2018-08-21ISSN
0008-3984
Resumen
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.
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Artículo
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English
Materias (CDU)
59 - Zoología
636 - Explotación y cría de animales. Cría del ganado y de animales domésticos
Páginas
12
Publicado por
NRC Research Press
Publicado en
Canadian Journal of Animal Science
Citación
" 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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