-02-16 Pain Management on Beef Farms: Practically Painless Dr. Phil Meadows Mitchell Veterinary Services 1
-02-16 What if?? Ensure a sustainable demand for your product Increase public perception of beef cattle management Decrease pain experienced by calves and cows in practical, simple ways Outline Review 2013 Beef Code of Practice Requirements. Procedures requiring pain control medication. Pain control product options. Other painful situations. Producer comments. 2
-02-16 Pain Control in Beef Cattle Nike Pain Mitigation What does Mitigate mean? Merriam-Webster Dictionary transitive verb to make less severe or less painful : alleviate <mitigate a patient's suffering> 3
-02-16 What is the Beef Code of Practice? National Farm Animal Care Council (NFACC). Committee included producers, transporters, vets, humane society, processors, government reps and researchers. Nationally developed guidelines for care and handling of Beef animals. Codes of Practice developed for all farmed animal species in Canada (you are not alone!). 4
-02-16 Procedures to consider pain Branding Dehorning Castrating Loading/receiving cattle Lameness Euthanasia 5
-02-16 Branding When branding is necessary, minimize pain to the animal! Branding Recommendations Perform at a young age. Use ear tags when possible. When necessary to brand Single iron Small brand Shoulder or hip preferred to rib Face brand ILLEGAL! Use pain medication. 6
-02-16 Beef Code of Practice: Dehorning 7
-02-16 Is Pain Control Effective? No Pain Control Pain Control 8
-02-16 Richy Box Cow/calf: Dehorning Bottom Line Use polled bulls. Dehorn early (2 to 8 weeks old) with good restraint and pain control. Feeder/Finisher: Avoid buying calves with horns. The cow/calf producers will change practices if there is no market for calves with horns! 9
-02-16 Beef Code of Practice: Castration Beef Code of Practice - Castration EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2016 Use pain control, in consultation with your veterinarian, when castrating bulls older than nine months of age. EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2018 Use pain control, in consultation with your veterinarian, when castrating bulls older than six months of age. 10
-02-16 Castration Pain Control Local anesthetic technique (spermatic cord). Count to 2!! 11
-02-16 Castration Bottom Line Castrate at an early age (<3 months). Good restraint! Use pain medication. If open technique, give fresh feed after castration to keep cattle standing. Make sure you count to 2 if banding at a young age! If you choose to stay behind the times 12
-02-16 Pain Control An anesthetic (e.g lidocaine) is a drug that temporarily eliminates all feeling. dentist filling a cavity. An analgesic temporarily eliminates pain, but not normal sensation. Tylenol/Advil for controlling headache or joint pain. Pain Control Products Metacam Meloxicam oral Lidocaine Analgesics Anesthetic 13
-02-16 Dosing gun for Meloxicam Pain Control Products Anafen Banamine Analgesics 14
-02-16 Talk to your vet Make it easy!! 15
-02-16 Comments from Producers Faster return to feed. Walk with the mother a longer distance after the procedure. Staff are happier. Pain Control Bottom Line Nike 16
-02-16 Low stress handling facilities Bud Williams Temple Grandin Loading/Receiving/Handling Things to consider % of cattle Falling. Stumbling/tripping. Require electric prod to move. Vocalize when restrained. 17
-02-16 If there is increased levels May indicate the need for changes in Lighting. Noise levels. Equipment. Handling methods. Environment. Lameness Very painful when signs of limping. Diagnose early when signs are mild. Hoof trim. Use pain control when appropriate. Zinpro website helpful http://www.zinpro.com/lameness/beef/locomotion-scoring 18
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-02-16 What s an acceptable method?? Shotgun or high powered rifle (407/1356 joules) NOT A.22 rifle (135 joules)!! Captive bolt + secondary kill step. Vet drugs administered by a veterinarian. By changing nothing, nothing changes. Tony Robbins 20
-02-16 Implanting Technique important 6% of all calves improperly implanted. Disinfect needle with sponge soaked with disinfectant (chlorhexidine). Decrease chance of infection, less pain. Almost Done! Do these procedures early! Faster job Easier on handler Easier on the animal. Use local anesthetic. Use an analgesic. Prey species, hide pain at all costs. Moral obligation to control pain. 21
-02-16 Quotes of the day If you do what you ve always done, you will get what you ve always gotten. Tony Robbins A year from now you will wish you had started today. Karen Lamb Thanks Folks at the Beef Cattle Research Council (BCRC) Phil Braig, Douglas Lake Cattle Company, Douglas Lake, BC Leighton Kolk, Kolk Farms Ltd., Picture Butte, AB Dr. Eugene Janzen, University of Calgary Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Dr. Reynold Bergen, Beef Cattle Research Council www.beefresearch.ca/pain Great resource for more information about pain control in beef cattle. 22
-02-16 Pain Control in Beef Cattle Nike Questions?? www.beefresearch.ca/pain 23