Broadcaster Press 3 March 13, 2018 www.broadcasteronline.com Veterinarians Updated On Pain Control & Anesthetic Use In Food Animals By Russ Daly, Professor SDSU Extension Veterinarian Providing pain control prior to and following surgical procedures is becoming more commonly accepted - and requested - by producers for their food animals. That was one of the messages brought to veterinarians by Dr. Bob Streeter, a veterinary clinician from Oklahoma State University, during the 2018 James Bailey Herd Health Conference, held February 10, 2018 on the campus of South Dakota State University. Common procedures such as castration and dehorning have long been considered potentially painful for animals, but only relatively recently have products and techniques come to light for veterinarians to use to reduce pain associated with these surgeries. Streeter explained that there are some benefits to the presence of pain: it's the physiologic response that makes the ani- mal protect an injured part of the body, for example. When pain becomes chronic, however, many adverse effects on the animal have been documented, including impaired immune, cardiovascular, digestive, and neurologic functions. Furthermore, for some animals, the physical and psychological stimulation present during some painful conditions can wind itself up to the point where severe stress sets in. Veterinarians commonly use medications to preempt pain in surgical situations. One of the most common examples is the use of local anesthetics to block nerves when preparing for surgery such as a C-section or displaced abomasum correction. However, these medicines are also increasingly being used by veterinarians prior to more minor surgeries such as dehorning and castration. In a similar manner, providing medications that will inhibit pain for hours or days following the procedure is also bethat giving a local nerve block or admincoming more accepted. Just as a person istering pain medication represents extra might take a pain reliever after a minor work steps and slows down the processsurgical procedure, veterinarians can give ing of large numbers of animals. similar medicines to animals. As time goes on, however, veterinarBarriers & Challenges ians are devising ways of more quickly Even though the benefits of pain relief Tell them administering localthe Broadcaster! you saw it in anesthetics and pills for food animals have been increasingly in the course of chutework. well-documented, barriers to their use The 624-4429 market of a transrelease onto the still exist. dermal (pour-on) non-steroidal analgesic These include drug residues, cost, for cattle may hold promise for even more worker efficiency, routes of administraefficient treatment with pain relievers. tion and availability of the medications. In Summary Since these treatments are applied to It's likely that at least some animals food animals, the risk of drug residues is on food animal operations can benefit a serious consideration. in some manner from the information Tell them you veterinarians at this year's saw it in the Veterinarians are usually able to use learned by the these medications under extra-label drug Bailey Conference. Broadcaster! use provisions, but it is then up to them This information will just become to determine an appropriate slaughter (or more valuable - and more refined - over even milk) withdrawal to implement. time as pain prevention and relief become A major stumbling block for many pro- more ingrained in the everyday operaducers and veterinarians is that the fact tions of farms and ranches. 624-4429 R.E.D. Shirt Friday Event To Recognize Tell them you saw it in the Broadcaster! Deployed Service Members 201 W. 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