ArticleAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI2020
Impact of a Topical Anaesthesia Wound Management Formulation on Pain, Inflammation and Reduction of Secondary Infections after Tail Docking in Lambs.
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- The Treatment of Contagious Ecthyma in Lambs with a Local Anaesthetic/Antiseptic Wound Formulation Lowers Serum Amyloid A Responses.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Article
- Healing progression of tail docking and ear tag wounds in lambs.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Use of a lidocaine impregnated band improved behavioral and physiological indicators of pain during tail docking in lambs.Journal of animal science · 2025Article
- Colon microbiota and metabolite potential impact on tail fat deposition of Altay sheep.Microbiology spectrum · 2024Article
- Role of Topical Anaesthesia in Pain Management of Farm Animals, a Changing Paradigm.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2022Review
- Anaemia in Lambs Caused byAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2022Review
- Efficacy of Intra-Operative Topical Wound Anaesthesia to Mitigate Piglet Castration Pain-A Large, Multi-Centred Field Trial.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2021Article
- Efficacy and application of a novel topical anaesthetic wound formulation for treating cattle with Foot-and-Mouth disease: A field trial in Cameroon.Transboundary and emerging diseases · 2021Article
- Progress With Livestock Welfare in Extensive Production Systems: Lessons From Australia.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2021Review
- Effect of a Topical Formulation on Infective Viral Load in Lambs Naturally Infected with Orf Virus.Veterinary medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2021Article
- Managing Welfare and Antimicrobial-Resistance Issues in Treating Foot-and-Mouth Disease Lesions: A New Therapeutic Approach.Veterinary medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2020Article
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Abstract
We examined several procedures for surgical tail docking; with and without general anaesthesia (GA), including the use of a topical wound gel formulation to provide pain relief (PR) and improve healing after surgery, containing local anaesthetics lignocaine and bupivacaine, with cetrimide and adrenalin. Forty-four lambs were recruited into four equal cohorts: Groups A and C, the tail was excised with a scalpel without anaesthesia or stitches; Groups B and D, the tail was surgically excised and stitched under GA; Groups C and D wounds were immediately sprayed with PR. Behavioural observations identified that Groups A and C displayed significantly less pain-related behaviours than Groups B and D shortly after the procedure, especially if treated with PR. Similarly, the mean of days when animals showed no signs of wound infection was longer in the groups not undergoing stitching. Finally, treatment with PR appeared to reduce the cortisol response and avoided the elevation of serum amyloid A in lambs where the tail was excised without general anaesthesia. In conclusion, surgical tail-docking without GA but where wounds are immediately sprayed with PR, appears as an affordable and more welfare-appropriate method for conducting tail docking in lambs.
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