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July 18, 2019
Animal welfare: No going back on pain relief
Original article by Mark Phelps for Queensland Country Life BRISBANE Valley beef producer Ben Drynan says there is no going back. The inclusion of pain relief as a routine part of animal husbandry practices including dehorning and castration is here to stay. Not only had the use of Trisolfen resulted in better production outcomes, but …
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January 29, 2019
Pain relief: Tri-Solfen® moves to human health
Original article by Mark Phelps for The Land Tri-Solfen®, a wound management treatment initially developed for the livestock industries, is now being progressed for use on humans. Medical Ethics managing director Allan Giffard said the UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency had recently approved a clinical trial of Tri-Solfen® for the treatment of pain …
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January 25, 2019
Tri-Solfen®, a wound management treatment initially developed for the livestock industries, is now being progressed for use on humans.
Original article by Mark Phelps of Queensland Country Life Pain Relief: Tri-Solfen® moves to human health. Medical Ethics managing director Allan Giffard said the UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency had recently approved a clinical trial of Tri-Solfen® for the treatment of pain during the surgical debridement of venous leg ulcers. Mr Giffard said …
January 7, 2019
Germany delays ban on castration without anaesthetic
Article originally by Alistair Driver for Pig World. Germany has extended the transition period for the prohibition of the castration of young piglets, under seven days, without anaesthetic by two years. The practice was actually banned in 2013, but German farmers were granted a five-year transition period, which was due to end on January 1, …
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