Saraceni Julia, Renaud David L, Nelson Erin, Van Os Jennifer M C, Miltenburg Cynthia, Winder Charlotte B
Department of Population Medicine, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada.
Department of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada.
Animals (Basel). 2022 Apr 9;12(8):973. doi: 10.3390/ani12080973.
Canadian dairy farmers are required to use a local anesthetic and analgesic prior to all disbudding and dehorning procedures. This study was done to investigate the opinions of Ontario dairy farmers on the use of pain control for disbudding and dehorning calves and their perspectives on the current requirements of the quality assurance program. Interviews were conducted with 29 dairy farmers across Ontario. All participants used a cautery iron to disbud or dehorn their calves and some form of pain control (i.e., NSAID and/or local anesthetic). Of the 29 producers that were interviewed, 22 (76%) were in compliance with the proAction requirements for pain control. Many participants felt positive about the use of pain control for these practices. Education from veterinarians was one of the most commonly listed resources to reduce barriers to pain control use by producers. A farmer's attitude was highly referenced as an influence on producer behaviour. Although participants had positive views of pain control use, full compliance with national quality assurance requirements for disbudding and dehorning was not met by all. Producer education through veterinarians is a potential avenue to encourage the adoption of pain control use for disbudding and dehorning practices.
加拿大奶农在进行所有去芽和去角程序之前，都必须使用局部麻醉剂和镇痛药。本研究旨在调查安大略省奶农对给犊牛去芽和去角时使用疼痛控制措施的看法，以及他们对质量保证计划当前要求的看法。对安大略省的29位奶农进行了访谈。所有参与者都使用烙铁芯给犊牛去芽或去角，并采用了某种形式的疼痛控制措施（即非甾体抗炎药和/或局部麻醉剂）。在接受访谈的29位生产者中，有22位（76%）符合proAction疼痛控制要求。许多参与者对在这些操作中使用疼痛控制措施持积极态度。兽医提供的教育是最常被提及的有助于减少生产者在使用疼痛控制措施方面障碍的资源之一。农民的态度被高度认为是影响生产者行为的一个因素。尽管参与者对使用疼痛控制措施持积极看法，但并非所有人都完全符合国家对去芽和去角的质量保证要求。通过兽医对生产者进行教育是鼓励在去芽和去角操作中采用疼痛控制措施使用的一个潜在途径。
