Effects of multimodal pain management strategies on acute physiological and behavioral response to cautery disbudding in neonatal goat kids

Knauer, W. A.; Barrell, Emily A.; Guedes, Alonso; Ventura, Beth

doi:10.3168/jds.2022-22433

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“…The administration of both local anesthesia and systemic NSAIDs appears to have the potential to provide better analgesia (compared with their single use) for disbudding pain. However, this did not provide complete postoperative pain relief in goat kids [11,48]. A mixture of meloxicam, lidocaine, and xylazine demonstrated greater effectiveness in the initial hour compared with using only lidocaine [48].…”

Section: Postoperative Analgesiamentioning

confidence: 90%

“…However, this did not provide complete postoperative pain relief in goat kids [11,48]. A mixture of meloxicam, lidocaine, and xylazine demonstrated greater effectiveness in the initial hour compared with using only lidocaine [48]. Therefore, a multimodal analgesic approach is likely to prove more beneficial than the use of a single class of drugs.…”

Section: Postoperative Analgesiamentioning

confidence: 98%

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Pain Mitigation Strategies for Disbudding in Goat Kids

Singh,

Venkatachalam,

Kongara

et al. 2024

Animals

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Pain mitigation strategies for disbudding in goat kids have gained significant attention in recent years because of growing concerns for animal welfare. Disbudding, the removal of horn buds in young goats, is a common practice to enhance safety and manage herd dynamics. However, the procedure will cause pain and distress if not managed effectively. This review covers the array of pain mitigation techniques currently available for disbudding, including the efficacy of these strategies in reducing pain and stress during the disbudding process, with specific attention to the potential toxicity associated with local anesthetics. The current best practice for disbudding on the farm suggests sedation/analgesia with an alpha-2 agonist, the placement of a two-point cornual nerve block, and then an NSAID for postoperative pain. In conclusion, this review offers recommendations for future research directions aimed at enhancing the welfare of young goats subjected to the disbudding procedure. These suggestions hold the promise of fostering significant improvements in the overall well-being of these animals.

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Section: Postoperative Analgesiamentioning

confidence: 90%