Tail Docking of Piglets 1: Stress Response of Piglets to Tail Docking [PDF]
Animals, 2020 This experiment compared the stress responses of piglets to tail docking. Two hundred and eighty-eight piglets were allocated to the following treatments at 2 d post-farrowing: (1) sham handling treatment; (2) surgical castration; (3) tail docking using ...
Rebecca Morrison, Paul Hemsworth
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Greek Pig Farmers’ Perceptions and Experiences of Tail Biting and Tail Docking [PDF]
Animals, 2023 Tail biting is both an important economic and a welfare problem. The primary preventive measure, almost on a routine basis throughout Europe, remains tail docking following a risk analysis.
Michail Kakanis +2 more
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Tail Docking of Piglets 2: Effects of Meloxicam on the Stress Response to Tail Docking [PDF]
Animals, 2020 This experiment assessed the efficacy of the cauterisation procedure with or without pain relief (injectable meloxicam) in mitigating the acute stress response to tail docking. Male piglets (n = 432) were allocated to the following treatments at 2-d post-
Rebecca Morrison, Paul Hemsworth
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‘Phasing out pig tail docking in the EU - present state, challenges and possibilities’ [PDF]
Porcine Health Management, 2018 Background European legislation dictates that pig tail docking is not allowed to be performed routinely (European Union. Council Directive 2008/120/EC of 18 December 2008 laying down minimum standards for the protection of pigs.
Nancy De Briyne +4 more
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Does tail docking prevent Cochliomyia hominivorax myiasis in sheep? A six-year retrospective cohort study [PDF]
Animal WelfareTail docking is a husbandry practice widely incorporated in sheep farms around the world. It is an irreversible mutilation that impairs animal welfare, both immediately and in the longer term.
Giuliano Pereira de Barros +4 more
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Impact of a Topical Anaesthesia Wound Management Formulation on Pain, Inflammation and Reduction of Secondary Infections after Tail Docking in Lambs [PDF]
Animals, 2020 We examined several procedures for surgical tail docking; with and without general anaesthesia (GA), including the use of a topical wound gel formulation to provide pain relief (PR) and improve healing after surgery, containing local anaesthetics ...
Luis Miguel Ferrer +10 more
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Evidence of Pain, Stress, and Fear of Humans During Tail Docking and the Next Four Weeks in Piglets (Sus scrofa domesticus) [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2019 Tail docking is widely performed in pig farms to prevent tail biting. We investigated the consequences of this practice on behavioral indicators of pain and stress, and on the human-piglet relationship during lactation.
Céline Tallet +3 more
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Healing progression of tail docking and ear tag wounds in lambs [PDF]
Scientific ReportsTail docking and ear tagging are common husbandry practices in lambs, but little is known about subsequent wound healing or how it may be affected by performing both procedures concurrently.
Jocelyn M. Woods, Sarah J. J. Adcock
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Efficacy of a Lidocaine-Impregnated Elastrator Band for Castration and Tail Docking in Lambs [PDF]
AnimalsThe primary objective of this study was to demonstrate the non-inferiority between lidocaine-impregnated ligation bands (LLBs) and control bands (CBs) with respect to the efficacy of castration and tail docking.
Steven M. Roche +9 more
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Tail Docking of Canine Puppies: Reassessment of the Tail’s Role in Communication, the Acute Pain Caused by Docking and Interpretation of Behavioural Responses [PDF]
Animals, 2018 Laws, regulations and professional standards increasingly aim to ban or restrict non-therapeutic tail docking in canine puppies. These constraints have usually been justified by reference to loss of tail participation in communication between dogs, the ...
David J. Mellor
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