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Melissa N. Hempstead

Observed names: Hempstead, Melissa, M. Hempstead, M. N. Hempstead, M.N. Hempstead, MN Hempstead, Melissa Hempstead, Melissa Hempstead (15394586), Melissa N Hempstead
ORCID: 0000-0001-7978-0318
Observed ORCID: 0000-0001-7978-0318
OpenAlex ID: A5019064752
Evaluation of alternatives to cautery disbudding of dairy goat kids using physiological measures of immediate and longer-term pain
2018 · Melissa N. Hempstead, Joseph R. Waas, et al. · Journal of Dairy Science · 60
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Behavioural response of dairy goat kids to cautery disbudding
2017 · Melissa N. Hempstead, Joseph R. Waas, et al. · Applied Animal Behaviour Science · 45
Effect of isoflurane alone or in combination with meloxicam on the behavior and physiology of goat kids following cautery disbudding
2018 · Melissa N. Hempstead, Joseph R. Waas, et al. · Journal of Dairy Science · 38
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The effectiveness of clove oil and two different cautery disbudding methods on preventing horn growth in dairy goat kids
2018 · Melissa N Hempstead, Joseph R. Waas, et al. · PLoS ONE · 31
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Health and Welfare Survey of 30 Dairy Goat Farms in the Midwestern United States
2021 · Melissa N. Hempstead, Taylor M. Lindquist, et al. · Animals · 29
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Acute cortisol and behavior of dairy goat kids administered local anesthesia, topical anesthesia or systemic analgesia prior to cautery disbudding
2020 · Melissa N. Hempstead, Taylor M. Lindquist, et al. · Physiology & Behavior · 27
Welfare Assessment of 30 Dairy Goat Farms in the Midwestern United States
2021 · Melissa N. Hempstead, Taylor M. Lindquist, et al. · Frontiers in Veterinary Science · 24
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Evaluation of alternatives to cautery disbudding of dairy goat kids using behavioural measures of post-treatment pain
2018 · Melissa N. Hempstead, Joseph R. Waas, et al. · Applied Animal Behaviour Science · 24
Pain sensitivity and injury associated with three methods of disbudding goat kids: Cautery, cryosurgical and caustic paste
2018 · M.N. Hempstead, J.R. Waas, et al. · The Veterinary Journal · 23
Characterization of Efficacy and Animal Safety across Four Caprine Disbudding Methodologies
2021 · Kelly M. Still Brooks, Melissa N. Hempstead, et al. · Animals · 19
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Worms and welfare: Behavioural and physiological changes associated with gastrointestinal nematode parasitism in lambs
2023 · Melissa N. Hempstead, Tania S. Waghorn, et al. · Veterinary Parasitology · 15
Can Isoflurane and Meloxicam Mitigate Pain Associated with Cautery Disbudding of 3-Week-Old Goat Kids?
2020 · Melissa N. Hempstead, Joseph R. Waas, et al. · Animals · 14
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Goat kids are not small calves: Species comparisons in relation to disbudding
2020 · MN Hempstead, JR Waas, et al. · Animal Welfare · 13
Cautery Disbudding Iron Application Time and Brain Injury in Goat Kids: A Pilot Study
2021 · Melissa N. Hempstead, Jan K. Shearer, et al. · Frontiers in Veterinary Science · 10
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Effect of flunixin meglumine on pain-related behaviours following cautery disbudding in dairy goat kids
2022 · Gabriela Marcela Martínez, Víctor Humberto Suárez, et al. · Veterinary Research Communications · 9
Evaluating the Welfare of Small Ruminants
2021 · Paul J. Plummer, Melissa N. Hempstead, et al. · Veterinary Clinics of North America Food Animal Practice · 9
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Overview of indicators to assess on-farm welfare of sheep and goats
2019 · M. N. Hempstead, G. Stilwell, et al. · American Association of Bovine Practitioners Conference Proceedings · 6
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Fecal excretion ofCampylobacter jejuniby young dairy calves and the relationship with neonatal immunity and personality traits
2023 · Delphine Rapp, Karin E Schütz, et al. · Journal of Applied Microbiology · 5
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Threshold levels of artificial infection with Haemonchus contortus impacting lamb physiology and production
2025 · Melissa N. Hempstead, Paul M. Candy, et al. · Scientific Reports · 3
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To train or not to train heifers to the milking parlour prior to calving? That is the question for New Zealand dairy farmers
2018 · Mhairi A. Sutherland, Thomas H. White, et al. · Figshare · 3
Enhancing Sheep Health and Welfare Through Sensor Technologies: An Update of Current New Zealand Research
2026 · Karin Schütz, Laura Hunter, et al. · New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research · 2
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Evaluation of a multipump air pistol as a method for euthanizing young dairy goat kids
2020 · Melissa N. Hempstead, Jennifer L. Fowler, et al. · American Journal of Veterinary Research · 2
Best-practice recommendations for disbudding dairy goat kids
2019 · M. N. Hempstead, J. R. Waas, et al. · American Association of Bovine Practitioners Conference Proceedings · 2
Behaviors associated with pain in goats
2025 · Melissa N. Hempstead, Paul J. Plummer · Elsevier eBooks · 1
Differences between goat kids and calves in relation to cautery disbudding
2019 · M. N. Hempstead, J. R. Waas, et al. · American Association of Bovine Practitioners Conference Proceedings · 1
Works count: 53
Citation count: 415
H-index: 13
I10-index: 14
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