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News articles
May 17, 2013
Should we castrate this pig?
RN’s chronicler of all things rural – Bush Telegraph – is staging a bold experiment, raising a pig to start a debate about free range farming and animal welfare. Over the coming months you can decide how to rear Wilbur 101 by voting in our Facebook polls. READ MORE
May 13, 2013
24hr action of mulesing pain relief product
Duration of action of a topical anaesthetic formulation for pain management of mulesing in sheep. Australian Vet Journal – S Lomax, M Sheil, PA Windsor (Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) Objective To investigate the effect of topical anaesthesia on ‘mothering up’ of lambs after mulesing and marking, and for …
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May 10, 2013
Extension for Comment on Draft Welfare Standards
EXTENSION FOR COMMENT ON DRAFT WELFARE STANDARDS The Australian, state and territory governments have extended the consultation period for public comment on the draft Australian Animal Welfare Standards and Guidelines for Cattle and for Sheep. The extension means the period for comment will now close on Monday 5 August. The decision was made by the …
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May 8, 2013
Tri-Solfen® Granted Canadian Patent
TRI-SOLFEN GRANTED CANADIAN PATENT Today, Animal Ethics Pty Ltd was granted a Canadian patent for its topical anaesthetic pain relief product, Trisolfen., Trisolfen was also recently registered by the Australian Federal Government agency APVMA, for pain relief in lambs undergoing the surgical procedure Mulesing. “The Tri-Solfen formulation is highly successful to alleviate pain associated with …