Frequency of disagreements between producers and veterinarians about pain management in cattle

Mijares, Sage; Edwards‐Callaway, Lily N.; Johnstone, Elizabeth; Stallones, Lorann; Román-Muñiz, I.N.; Cramer, Catie; Coetzee, Johann F.

doi:10.3168/jdsc.2022-0232

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“…Indeed, evidence thus far in cattle ( 60 , 103 ), combined with human literature ( 104 , 105 ) indicates that respiratory disease is a painful condition. Although there is growing evidence that BRD is painful, a recent survey of veterinarians that are involved with treatment decisions for preweaned calves found that 44% of veterinarians reported that NSAIDs were the most important ancillary treatment for BRD ( 106 ), indicating that many veterinarians are not administering NSAIDs to calves with BRD. The present study demonstrated that the likelihood of providing pain relief was associated with the level of perceived pain.…”

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A nationwide survey on producer and veterinarian perceptions of the painfulness of procedures and disease states in dairy and beef cattle

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Failure to adequately manage pain in cattle causes suffering and is thus a welfare concern for the livestock industry. The objectives of this study were to summarize caregiver perceptions of the painfulness of various procedures and disease conditions in cattle. This survey also assessed factors that impact the perception of painfulness and determined relationships between pain perception and mitigation in producers and veterinarians in the United States beef and dairy cattle industries. An online survey was distributed via organization listservs and social media groups representing beef and dairy veterinarians and producers. The survey included questions about respondent demographics and pain perception and frequency of pain mitigation use for a variety of common husbandry procedures and disease conditions in cattle less than 2 months, 2–12 months, and greater than 12 months of age. Descriptive statistics were generated, and ordinal logistic regressions were used to assess the relationship between perceived pain level, frequency of pain mitigation use, and respondent demographic factors (e.g., gender, age, and role). There was a relatively low percentage of respondents that identified there was “no pain” associated with the listed procedures and conditions. Across the majority of procedures and conditions and cattle age categories, men perceived procedures to be less painful than women (P < 0.05). Veterinarians and producer-veterinarians perceived procedures to be more painful than producers (P < 0.05) for the majority of procedures and conditions. There were some differences identified between respondent age groups in pain perception but the trends were not consistent across procedures and conditions. There was a significant positive linear trend, with greater perceived pain associated with greater likelihood of providing local and systemic analgesia for all procedures and conditions across all cattle age categories (P ≤ 0.02). Perception of pain is complex and multifactorial, and it influences the likelihood to treat pain in cattle. This research highlighted the importance of understanding how these factors may play a role in increasing the use of pain mitigation within the beef and dairy industries.

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“…The analyses reported herein represent a subset of data not previously reported from a larger survey ( 19 , 32 , 47 ). The survey was developed by Colorado State University (CSU) in partnership with Kansas State University (KSU) and all methods were approved by the CSU Institutional Review Board (CSU IRB #18–7937H).…”

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