Monique Pairis-GarciaAssociate professor and veterinarian, North Carolina State University, USA
One way pain relief can be used: with tail docking with piglets. Photo: Ronald Hissink
Perhaps it went slightly unnoticed, but the introduction of a pain control product for cattle represents a breakthrough in farm animal care in the United States. Welfare expert Dr Monique Pairis-Garcia explains why – and sheds her light on the consequences for swine. Times are changing for United States agriculture. The US Food and Drug Administration has just announced the approval of a transdermal product for the control of pain associated with foot rot in cattle. Banamine Transdermal (Fina
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