New research published recently in the journal Ecology Letters has estimated just 17,000 Tasmanian devils remain in the wild, a significant decline since the estimated peak of 53,000 in 1996, when the deadly facial tumour disease was first identified and that has since ravaged the species. Wildlife ecologist and lead […]
Abstracts: Analgesic comparison of flunixin meglumine or meloxicam for soft-tissue surgery in sheep
The amount of scientific data evaluating sheep pain responses after analgesia treatment is limited. The aims of this study were to compare the efficacy of flunixin meglumine (FLU) and meloxicam (MEL) at relieving post-surgical pain in sheep and to evaluate the utility of the Sheep Grimace Scale (SGS).