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Evaluating the efficacy of maternal bovine appeasing substance (MBAS) (FerAppease®) administration on pain outcomes in calves after cautery dehorning and surgical castration

Year: 2025

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: Castration and disbudding are routine procedures that cause pain and distress in cattle. No FDA analgesic or anesthetic drugs are currently approved in the U.S. to relieve pain in calves. Maternal bovine appeasing substance (MBAS) is naturally secreted by the sebaceous gland of the mammary gland and alleviates stress in nursing calves.

Source: American Association of Bovine Practitioners Conference Proceedings

DOI: 10.21423/aabppro20249194

Authors: J. Schumacher, E. Bortoluzzi, M. Mancke, R. Bigelow, M. Kleinhenz, J. Coetzee

Institutions: Kansas State University, Texas A&M University

Language: English

Topic: Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies

Subfield: Small Animals

Field: Veterinary

Domain: Health Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4408883233

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