In today’s cattle stewardship environment, pain management is an important consideration, especially for dehorning, injuries and surgeries.
It is fundamentally important to address pain for the animal’s benefit, production efficiency, and for maintaining the confidence of the consumer.” – Johann F Coetzee BVSc, Cert CHP, PhD, DACVCP, DACAW, DipECAWBM
Source: Bovine Veterinarian, May/June 2021. Link. Although not all clients might see the need for pain management, Coetzee recommends veterinarians consider the four S’s of livestock pain management:
- Suppress
- Substitute
- Soothe
- Supplement
The prescribing veterinarian always should specify meat and milk withdrawal times for medications prescribed under Extra-Label Drug Use.”
INSIGHTS: Note the pain scale provided in the article. Referenced properly, we created a PDF of the graphic worthy of using with producer communications.
