Lamb-marking pain relief

Pain relief for lamb marking and muelsing are a hot topic.

Various options include instant action and long action pain relief.

A combination of both types is recommended for maximum pain relief benefits.

Reducing pain with lamb marking leads to better mothering up of lambs, better growth rates and an improvement in animal welfare for the sheep industry.

instant action pain relief (costs per 10kg lamb):

• Trisolfen- a spray on open wound local numbing agent, also reduces bleeding from open wounds ($1.50)
• Numnuts- an injection gun for ring marking ($0.50)

Long action pain relief:

• Meloxicom injection- a long acting non-steriodal antiinflammatory. Reduces inflammation and pain. Similar class of drug to “nurofen” used in people.  ($1.10)
• Buccalgesic- the oral version of meloxicam, administered in a special drench gun, absorbed via the gums.  ($1.1o)