Dehorning, the task no one loves. This month pain expert Dr. Michael D. Kleinhenz, from Kansas State, describes research his team conducted to test the effectiveness of long-acting bupivacaine for pain relief during and following disbudding. Listen in to learn about a novel approach to measure pain levels, to determine the effectiveness of Bupivacaine for FDA approval.

The article highlighted from the @JournalofDairyScience is titled: Effect of bupivacaine liposome suspension administered as a cornual nerve block on indicators of pain and distress during and after cautery dehorning in dairy calves Found at: https://www.journalofdairyscience.org/article/S0022-0302(21)01042-0/fulltext

For more information about how to conduct a cornual nerve block on indicators of https://aabp.org/committees/resources/Pain_Brochure_8-15.pdf or https://www.appliedanimalscience.org/action/showPdf?pii=S2590-2865%2821%2900010-0

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