Publications by authors named "I Wikman"
Disbudding causes pain-related distress and behavioral changes in calves. Local anesthesia and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are effective for treating disbudding-related pain. Dairy producers play a key role in whether or not calves to be disbudded are properly medicated.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFArticle Synopsis
- The study investigates how veterinarians' skills, attitudes, and empathy affect cattle pain assessment and management, focusing on disbudding pain.
- A web-based questionnaire collected data from Finnish veterinary students and veterinarians, examining demographics, pain scoring, and empathy levels towards both humans and animals.
- Findings indicate that a higher empathy towards humans correlates with increased recognition of pain in cattle, and respondents generally showed greater empathy towards animals than humans, influenced by personal factors like family size and pet attachment.
Pain is an important indicator of poor welfare of livestock. Despite this, pain has largely gone unrecognized in farm animals due to attitudes of producers and veterinarians, although they play a key role in monitoring and managing the perception of animal pain. Producer attitudes toward animal welfare influence livestock management and production.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF