ReviewAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI2021
Pain Management in Farm Animals: Focus on Cattle, Sheep and Pigs.
Review in Animals : an open access journal from MDPI, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 53 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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53 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Substance P concentrations in the blood plasma and serum of adult cattle and calves during different painful procedures and conditions - a systematic review.BMC veterinary research · 2022Pooled it
- Comparison of serum cortisol concentrations as indicators of the perioperative stress response in cows undergoing correction of left displaced abomasum by right flank laparotomy with omentopexy versus left flank laparoscopy with abomasopexy.Veterinary and animal science · 2026Article
- The Potential of Selective COX-2 Inhibitor Mavacoxib for Extended Analgesia in Sheep Husbandry.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026Article
- Anaesthesia for pigs, sheep, goats and cattle involved in biomedical research: FELASA working group guidelines-Parts I-IV.Laboratory animals · 2026Article
- Efficacy of intranasal non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs on pain responses in castrated and tail-docked piglets.Porcine health management · 2026Article
- Comparing the performance of deep learning video-based models and trained veterinarians in cattle pain assessment.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- When Pain Outlasts Our Drugs: The Case for Sustained-Release Analgesia in Sheep.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026Article
- Analgesic interventions in surgically castrated beef calves: impacts on biomarkers, thermography, and growth performance under tropical conditions.Tropical animal health and production · 2026Article
- Data analysis of the mortality of cattle and sheep recorded in a sample of Australian saleyards.Animal welfare (South Mimms, England) · 2026Article
- Climate Change and Livestock Welfare in the Alps: A Comprehensive Review.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Review
- Farmer and Farm-Level Predictors of Pain Perception and Management During Routine Pig Husbandry Practices in Eastern Cape, South Africa.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Article
- Mechanobiologically-optimized non-resorbable artificial bone for patient-matched scaffold-guided bone regeneration.Nature communications · 2025Article
- Unravelling pain in Göttingen Minipigs undergoing experimentally induced closed-chest myocardial infarction: a prospective cohort study.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- A retrospective study of injectable versus inhalation anesthesia for umbilical surgery in Japanese black calves.Veterinary research communications · 2025Article
- Proposing a short version of the Unesp-Botucatu pig acute pain scale using a novel application of machine learning technique.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Deep Learning-Enhanced Diagnosis of Sow Pregnancy Through Low-Frequency Ultrasound Imaging.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Article
- Short communication: salivary cortisol concentrations and lying behavior of ewes in response to semi-laparoscopic and laparoscopic embryo transfer.Journal of animal science · 2025Article
- Laparoscopic artificial insemination in small ruminants: technological integration, economic evaluation, and future perspectives.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2025Review
- Guinea pig meat production in South America: Reviewing existing practices, welfare challenges, and opportunities.Animal welfare (South Mimms, England) · 2025Review
- Clinical interpretation of body language and behavioral modifications to recognize pain in domestic mammals.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2025Review
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Abstract
Pain causes behavioral, autonomic, and neuroendocrine changes and is a common cause of animal welfare compromise in farm animals. Current societal and ethical concerns demand better agricultural practices and improved welfare for food animals. These guidelines focus on cattle, sheep, and pigs, and present the implications of pain in terms of animal welfare and ethical perspectives, and its challenges and misconceptions. We provide an overview of pain management including assessment and treatment applied to the most common husbandry procedures, and recommendations to improve animal welfare in these species. A cost-benefit analysis of pain mitigation is discussed for food animals as well as the use of pain scoring systems for pain assessment in these species. Several recommendations are provided related to husbandry practices that could mitigate pain and improve farm animal welfare. This includes pain assessment as one of the indicators of animal welfare, the use of artificial intelligence for automated methods and research, and the need for better/appropriate legislation, regulations, and recommendations for pain relief during routine and husbandry procedures.
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