Do calves benefit from pain-relief two days after hot-iron disbudding?

Lecorps, Ben (Principal Investigator)
Ledger, Elizabeth (Student)

Bristol Veterinary School

Status	Active
Effective start/end date	1/06/25 → 31/12/26

Research Groups and Themes

Animal Welfare and Behaviour

1 Article (Academic Journal)

Calves disbudded with local nerve block and analgesic show conditioned place aversion two days later but not in the hours post-disbudding
Ledger, E. M., Ede, T., Mendl, M. & Lecorps, B., 20 Apr 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Animal Welfare. 35, 8 p., e25.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review

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