Producer and Veterinarian Perspectives towards Pain Management Practices in the US Cattle Industry

Animals

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Johann Coetzee¹  Elizabeth Johnstone²  Lily Edwards-Callaway²  Emma Nixon³  Ivelisse Robles³  Brooklyn Wagner³  Ronald Baynes³  Monique Pairis-Garcia³  AndreiaG. Arruda⁴ 

[1] Department of Anatomy and Physiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, USA;

[2] Department of Animal Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80521, USA;

[3] Department of Population Health and Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27606, USA;

[4] Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA;

关键词: cattle;    animal welfare;    pain mitigation;    analgesics;    attitudes;    survey;   

DOI  :  10.3390/ani11010209

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Producers and veterinarians are considered responsible for improving animal welfare, as they are responsible for implementing practices that directly impact the animal’s well-being. Most husbandry procedures performed in cattle do not include pain mitigation, and understanding challenges faced by these stakeholders to use analgesics is key in improving on-farm pain management strategies. Therefore, the objectives of this study were to explore producer and veterinarian perspectives on pain management practices by (1) exploring inquires received by Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databank (FARAD) regarding analgesic use in cattle and (2) using a survey instrument to identify factors that impact pain management implementation in the US cattle industry. Albeit analgesia use increased in the past ten years for some producers and the majority of veterinarians, administering analgesics for pain management on US cattle farms remains a challenge. From a producer perspective, drug cost, availability and logistics for administration. From a veterinarian perspective, lack of Food and Drug Administration (FDA) products hinders the support of on-farm protocols requiring extra-label drug use. Future steps to improve analgesic use on-farm include identifying and approving drugs that demonstrate efficacy for managing pain in cattle and disseminating educational resources to support stakeholders in both the implementation and drug withdrawal process.

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