Attitudes of cattle veterinarians and animal scientists to pain and painful procedures in Brazil.

摘要: Abstract Recent studies have shown that cattle practitioners are concerned about painful conditions and procedures. An understanding of the attitudes toward pain is fundamental to encourage use relief in cattle. The goal this study was investigate factors influence Brazilian professionals mitigation cattle, primarily during castration horn removal (e.g. dehorning, disbudding). To reach objective, an online survey conducted with veterinarians animal scientists. analysis based on descriptive statistics, chi-squares tests, Fisher exact Mann-Whitney U tests. final sample composed 147 respondents. Results statistics showed medicine before a procedure (i.e., anesthetic, anti-inflammatory, or sedative-analgesic), higher for adult than suckled newborn calves. In calves, those respondents who were more likely agreed statements i) there missing information control ii) defensive movements by after justify removal. primary reasons choosing similar both procedures: cost, anti-inflammatory effect, analgesic potency, duration sedative route administration. There no difference professional’s decade birth use. These results may be useful decide how optimize drugs veterinary science professions, continuing education should help increase usage.