Dosing protocols to increase the efficacy of butorphanol in dogs.

The purpose of this study was to improve butorphanol dosing in dogs. Twelve Beagles (6 males, 6 females) were enrolled. Six were randomly allocated to each butorphanol treatment: IV (0.

Evaluation of a carbon dioxide laser scalpel for disbudding Holstein calves: A pilot study.

Cautery hot-iron disbudding is a painful routine husbandry practice performed on many dairy farms and calf rearing facilities. Refinements to eliminate or reduce the pain associated with disbudding are desired. Carbon dioxide (CO) laser scalpels cut and ablate tissue using high-power light energy.

Percutaneous CT-guided needle biopsies of musculoskeletal tumors: a 5-year analysis of non-diagnostic biopsies.

Objective: To study non-diagnostic CT-guided musculoskeletal biopsies and take steps to minimize them. Specifically we asked: (1) What malignant diagnoses have a higher non-diagnostic rate? (2) What factors of a non-diagnostic biopsy may warrant more aggressive pursuit? (3) Do intra-procedural frozen pathology (FP) or point-of-care (POC) cytology reduce the non-diagnostic biopsy rate?

Materials And Methods: This study was IRB-approved and HIPAA-compliant. We retrospectively reviewed 963 consecutive CT-guided musculoskeletal biopsies.