Correlation between behaviour during labour and
blood plasma concentrations of vasopressin
in goats

Buprenorphine was given intravenously to goats to study if it dampens pain and the increase in plasma vasopressin concentration during labour. Seven goats were given buprenorphine (0.005 mg/kg) and 6 goats were given saline. The expressions of pain were evaluated on a Visual Analogue Scale from 0- 10 (mild to severe pain) and the vasopressin concentration was measured with a radioimmunoassay. The pain expressions did not differ between the goats that received the drug and the controls. However, the expressions of pain were correlated to the vasopressin concentration, giving support to the idea that the vasopressin concentration is affected by pain.

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Parturition progress and behaviours in dairy cows with calving difficulty
Alice C. Barrier, Marie J. Haskell, Alastair I. Macrae, Cathy M. Dwyer
Applied Animal Behaviour Science

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C. INGVAST-LARSSON, K. SVARTBERG, E. HYDBRING-SANDBERG, U. BONDESSON, K. OLSSON
Journal of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

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Effect of a difficult calving on the vigour of the calf, the onset of maternal behaviour, and some behavioural indicators of pain in the dam
A.C. Barrier, E. Ruelle, M.J. Haskell, C.M. Dwyer
Preventive Veterinary Medicine

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