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Eradication programme for caseous lymphadenitis in goats in the Netherlands
Author(s) -
Dercksen D. P.,
Laak E. A.,
Schreuder B. E. C.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
veterinary record
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.261
H-Index - 99
eISSN - 2042-7670
pISSN - 0042-4900
DOI - 10.1136/vr.138.10.237
Subject(s) - animal health , veterinary medicine , library science , medicine , computer science
disadvantage of the cryosurgical method is its poor reliability. Furthermore, the time needed to dehorn a calf (about 10 minutes), is longer than with cautery and the method is more awkward to use in the field than the hot iron. The advantage of cryosurgery is that the method is probably less painful for the calf than cauterisation. However, it is not totally painless and should not be used in unsedated/unanaesthetised animals. More investigations are needed to find out if increased reliability and reduced pain can be achieved by freeze cycles other than those tested in this study.