Improving analgesia provision for sheep: An analysis of farm medicine records and attitudes towards pain relief on sheep farms in Northern Ireland.

IF 1.3 Q2 VETERINARY SCIENCES
Veterinary Record Open Pub Date : 2023-10-23 eCollection Date: 2023-12-01 DOI:10.1002/vro2.75
Paul E Crawford, Kim Hamer, Fiona Lovatt, Malgorzata C Behnke, Philip A Robinson
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Background: Management of pain is critical to improve the welfare of farmed livestock and meet consumer expectations. There is limited published information about the use of analgesic drugs in the sheep sector.

Methods: A mixed-method approach was followed. The range of analgesic drugs used on 52 Northern Irish sheep farms was determined through analysis of medicine purchase records. Through interview and discussion groups, with both farmer and veterinarian participants, attitudes towards the use and adoption of such medicines were explored.

Results: The use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) was widespread and highly variable. One-third of farmers in the sample did not purchase any NSAID. Meloxicam was the most commonly purchased NSAID by mass (72%) and standardised dose (73%). During interviews and discussions, farmers outlined the benefits they saw in using NSAIDs and how veterinarians influenced their uptake of these medicines. Use of corticosteroid was evidenced on 50% of the farms that supplied medicine records for analysis.

Conclusions: Veterinarians can influence farmers to adopt NSAIDs for the provision of analgesia in their sheep and farmers observed the benefits they delivered. However, many farmers are still to be reached with this message, perhaps due to being largely self-sufficient and rarely engaging with veterinarians. Veterinarians have the opportunity to challenge farmers about the provision of analgesia, especially when farmers seek antibiotics for painful conditions such as lameness. Currently, the lack of an authorised product in the UK, with associated treatment guidance and industry promotion, may limit veterinarians' confidence in prescribing drugs for pain control in sheep.

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改善羊的镇痛提供:对农场医疗记录和态度的分析对止痛在北爱尔兰的羊农场。
背景:疼痛的管理对于提高养殖牲畜的福利和满足消费者的期望至关重要。关于绵羊行业使用止痛药的公开信息有限。方法:采用混合法。通过对药品采购记录的分析,确定了52个北爱尔兰养羊场使用的镇痛药物的范围。通过与农民和兽医参加的访谈和讨论小组,探讨了人们对使用和采用此类药物的态度。结果:非甾体抗炎药的使用广泛且变化很大。样本中三分之一的农民没有购买任何NSAID。美洛昔康是最常见的非甾体抗炎药(72%)和标准剂量(73%)。在采访和讨论中,农民们概述了他们在使用非甾体抗炎药方面看到的好处,以及兽医如何影响他们对这些药物的吸收。在提供药物记录进行分析的农场中,有50%的农场使用了皮质类固醇。结论:兽医可以影响农民采用非甾体抗炎药为绵羊提供镇痛作用,农民观察到了它们带来的好处。然而,许多农民仍需传达这一信息,可能是因为他们基本上自给自足,很少与兽医接触。兽医有机会就镇痛的提供向农民提出质疑,尤其是当农民为跛脚等疼痛状况寻求抗生素时。目前,英国缺乏授权产品,以及相关的治疗指导和行业推广,可能会限制兽医开具绵羊疼痛控制药物的信心。
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Veterinary Record Open
Veterinary Record Open VETERINARY SCIENCES-
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3.00
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25
审稿时长
19 weeks
期刊介绍: Veterinary Record Open is a journal dedicated to publishing specialist veterinary research across a range of topic areas including those of a more niche and specialist nature to that considered in the weekly Vet Record. Research from all disciplines of veterinary interest will be considered. It is an Open Access journal of the British Veterinary Association.
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