Behavioral and physiological assessment of liquid nitrogen cryoablation to prevent horn development in dairy calves
Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior
Keywords: behavior, calves, cryoablation, disbudding, welfare
2019
Can disbudding of calves (one versus four weeks of age) induce chronic pain?
Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior
Keywords: allodynia, calves, chronic pain, disbudding, hyperalgesia, neurophysiology
2019
Welfare Effects of the Use of a Combination of Local Anesthesia and NSAID for Disbudding Analgesia in Dairy Calves—Reviewed Across Different Welfare Concerns
Publication/Journal: Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Keywords: affective state, behavior, dehorning, local anesthesia, NSAID, pain, welfare
2018
Study investigating the attitudes and opinions of cattle farmers and veterinarians in the UK on the use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for post-disbudding analgesia of calves
Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare
Keywords: analgesia, animal welfare, calves, disbudding, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (nsaids), veterinarian and farmer
2017
Attitudes of beef producers to disbudding and perception of pain in cattle
Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare
Keywords: animal welfare, attitude, beef producer, cattle pain, disbudding, human-animal relationship
2016
Cortisol and pain-related behavior in disbudded goat kids with and without cornual nerve block
Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior
Keywords: behavioral-response, disbudding, goat kid, local anesthesia, pain, plasma-cortisol, welfare
2015
Effects of space allowance in the waiting area on agonistic interactions and heart rate of high and low ranking horned dairy cows
Publication/Journal: Livestock Science
Keywords: agonistic behaviour, agriculture, animal welfare, automatic milking, behavior, cattle, dairy & animal science, heart rate, holding pen, milking parlour, parlor, rabbits, rate-variability, responses, stress, system, yield
2015
The influence of gentle interactions on avoidance distance towards humans, weight gain and physiological parameters in group-housed dairy calves
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: average daily gain, avoidance distance, calves, faecal cortisol metabolites, heart rate variability, human-animal relationship
2015
Perceptions and practices of Finnish dairy producers on disbudding pain in calves
Publication/Journal: Journal of Dairy Science
Keywords: calf welfare, disbudding-related pain, management practice, producer perception
2015
Stakeholder views on treating pain due to dehorning dairy calves
Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare
Keywords: animal welfare, attitudes, calves, dehorning, disbudding, pain
2015