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THERMOCAUTERISATION [2 records]

Record 1 2009-08-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Veterinary Medicine
  • Horse Husbandry
DEF

Treatment of an injury with a hot iron.

CONT

The scientific evidence for whether the firing of horses is ethically acceptable relates to two issues ... Is firing an effective therapy? ...If it is effective, is the level of suffering caused justified by the effectiveness and long term benefit to the animal? The most obvious source of suffering is pain related to the thermal burns that come with firing.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Médecine vétérinaire
  • Élevage des chevaux
DEF

Cautérisation thérapeutique par le feu [...]

OBS

[...] souvent pratiquée sur les tendons des chevaux.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Medicina veterinaria
  • Cría de ganado caballar
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Record 2 2009-06-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Non-Surgical Treatment
DEF

The cauterization by means of a hot wire or point.

Key term(s)
  • thermocauterisation

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitements non chirurgicaux
DEF

Cautérisation d'une plaie ou d'un tissu au moyen de la chaleur produite par un thermocautère.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tratamiento sin cirugía
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