Controlling pain in calves at castration

Dr. Diego Moya joins the podcast to discuss some of his research on pain control for calves during painful procedures such as castration.  Dr. Moya is an assistant professor at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine and his research focuses on beef cattle welfare and behaviour.  In this episode he provides us with some summaries of what we know about pain associated with castration and how to mitigate it.  In addition, he provides a glimpse into some of the new products that might be available in the future to help with pain control specifically with castration.

00:00 – 03:09   Welcome and Introductions 

03:10 – 06:50   How do we measure pain in calves?

06:51 – 08:25   The relationship of age of castration and amount of pain

08:26 – 11:27   Are there major differences in pain between methods of castration?

11:28 – 13:53  Drugs for pain mitigation for calves

13:54 – 16:11 Can we show benefits for using pain mitigation?

16:12 – 15:18 Combining local anesthesia with an NSAID

15:19 – 21:20 Potential of new castration band product infused with local anesthetic

22:21– 22:20   Wrap up