More analgesics with routine calf procedures

The more painful the condition or procedure, the more likely it is that the veterinarian would use NSAIDs. However, this was not always the case for disbudding or castration. This is concluded from a student project, in which more than 240 cattle practitioners were questioned about their perceptions of pain in cattle, their use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for a range of 27 different conditions and procedures, and their opinions on acceptable costs for analgesia. Non-use of