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Effects of Willow Bark (Salix Extract) on Pain and Stress Following Disbudding of Organic Dairy Calves.
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- Evaluating Policresulen for Disbudding Dairy Calves: A Two-Part Study on Calf Welfare and Consumer Perceptions.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Article
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Abstract
Cautery disbudding is a painful procedure and major welfare concern in organic dairy production, which lacks effective and easily implemented methods of pain control. Willow bark (WB) has been used to treat chronic pain in humans, but there is no scientific evidence that WB has an analgesic effect in dairy cattle. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of an oral WB bolus on heart rate, salivary cortisol concentration, ocular temperature, and lying behavior (time, bouts, and bout duration) of 42 Holstein and crossbred calves. Heifer calves were born at the University of Minnesota West Central Research and Outreach Center, Morris, MN organic dairy. Calves were disbudded from 4 to 7 weeks of age (42 ± 3 d) and randomly assigned to one of three treatments (
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