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Blood pressure, heart rate, hormonal and other acute responses to rubber-ring castration and tail docking of lambs

A Peers Howard Florey Institute at The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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DJ Mellor Animal Welfare Science and Bioethics Centre, IFNHH, College of Sciences, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand E-mail: [email protected]
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EM Wintour Howard Florey Institute at The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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M Dodic Howard Florey Institute at The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Pages 56-62 | Accepted 11 Oct 2001, Published online: 22 Feb 2011

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TJ Gibson, CB Johnson, KJ Stafford, SL Mitchinson & DJ Mellor. (2007) Validation of the acute electroencephalographic responses of calves to noxious stimulus with scoop dehorning. New Zealand Veterinary Journal 55:4, pages 152-157.
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CB Johnson, KJ Stafford, SP Sylvester, RN Ward, S Mitchinson & DJ Mellor. (2005) Effects of age on the electroencephalographic response to castration in lambs anaesthetised using halothane in oxygen. New Zealand Veterinary Journal 53:6, pages 433-437.
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KJ Stafford, DJ Mellor, SE Todd, RN Ward & CM McMeekan. (2003) The effect of different combinations of lignocaine, ketoprofen, xylazine and tolazoline on the acute cortisol response to dehorning in calves. New Zealand Veterinary Journal 51:5, pages 219-226.
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