Kansas State University is advancing animal welfare with practical analgesic solutions for food animals.

P ain management in farm animals is a significant animal wel- fare concern, with more than 120 million pigs and 35 million calves raised in the US each year.However, there are no drugs labeled to relieve pain resulting from dehorning and castration.Kansas State University has assembled a multidisciplinary team of clinical pharmacologists, livestock production specialists, and animal behavior and welfare specialists to address this need.