Effect of different surgical incisions and anesthesia methods on wound healing in recently weaned beef calves

An abstract of a study by Marti et al on the effect of different surgical incisions and anesthesia methods on wound healing in recently weaned beef calves is presented. A total of 48 recently weaned Angus crossbred bull calves were used to evaluate the effect of types of anesthesia and surgical cuts...

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Main Authors: Marti, S, Meléndez, D M, Janzen, E D, Gellatly, D, Heuston, C E M, Pajor, E A, Schwartzkopf-Genswein, K S
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Anesthesia
Animal care
Beef
Calves
Castration
Cattle
Pain
Pain sensitivity
Surgery
Wound healing
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Summary:An abstract of a study by Marti et al on the effect of different surgical incisions and anesthesia methods on wound healing in recently weaned beef calves is presented. A total of 48 recently weaned Angus crossbred bull calves were used to evaluate the effect of types of anesthesia and surgical cuts on scrotal wound healing after castration. No differences in pain sensitivity were observed between types of surgical incisions or methods of anesthesia. In summary, calves castrated using a Newberry knife and anesthetized using a local anesthetic healed faster and presented less swelling consistent with improved healing.
ISSN:0021-8812
1525-3163
DOI:10.2527/asasann.2017.010