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September 28, 2017
Mulesing pain relief now well in place – so now for the next steps in pain management for sheep
Emeritus Professor Peter Windsor, University of Sydney, spoke on progress in pain management in sheep and other livestock at the PanPacific Veterinary Conference in Brisbane in May. Windsor and his team have extensively researched the efficacy of pain relieving drugs in livestock and willingly challenges a few myths about the way animals feel pain. “The …
April 3, 2017
Australian Research Company Animal Ethics Secures UK investment partner
Animal Ethics Pty Ltd (Animal Ethics) secures cornerstone investor with 33% of its share capital purchased by FTSE 250 company Dechra Pharmaceuticals PLC. The investment includes a global license agreement (excluding Australia and NZ) for the Animal Ethics pain mitigation and wound treatment technology Tri-Solfen®, and will accelerate Animal Ethics objective to register Tri-Solfen in …
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March 23, 2017
Consolidated Pastoral Co trials new welfare practises
Queensland Country Life, Martin Bunyard, 23 Mar 2017 Australia’s largest privately owned cattle producer Consolidated Pastoral Company is undertaking a new trial in husbandry pain relief. The beef business is utilising an off-the-shelf anaesthetic spray, Tri-Solfen, during branding on their Allawah property in central Queensland and Auvergne Station in the Northern Territory. The livestock pain relief product, …
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January 17, 2017
United Nations Approves New Animal Welfare Recommendations
The 43rd session of the United Nations Committee on World Farming Security approved a dramatic policy recommendation with broad implications for livestock welfare. These recommendations are modeled after the Terrestrial Animal Health Code written by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE, formerly the International des Epizooties) and are meant to improve animal health, food security, and nutrition. The …
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