The use of lidocaine-loaded castration bands to castrate beef-dairy calves and its effect on animal welfare and performance
Castration is a common management method among livestock producers and animal welfare concerns exist following castration. The study’s aim was to compare behavior, performance and health measures between calves castrated with a lidocaine-loaded castration band (Lidoband™) to a standard band with no pain relief.
Authors
- Brad J. White (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4293-6128)
- M. Mancke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9154-8594)
- Eduarda M. Bortoluzzi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3558-9890)
- Robert Bigelow
- Julia Mores Schumacher
Institutions
- Kansas State University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- American Association of Bovine Practitioners Conference Proceedings
- Published
- 2025-03-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20249149
- Primary Topic
- Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00