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Table III.

Scores for avoidance behavior in response to needle pricks in 4 cows at different time points (overall value) after the injections; only regions that showed a significant treatment effect (P < 0.05) for analgesia are included

	Mean score ± SD; treatment group

Region; side	Control	Low dose	High dose
Anus
Left	66 ± 18	31 ± 23	11 ± 20^a,^b
Right	51 ± 10	14 ± 19^a	7 ± 16^a,^b
Vulva, left	66 ± 21	35 ± 26^a	9 ± 15^a,^b
Perineum
Left	71 ± 15	54 ± 21	29 ± 28^a,^b
Right	65 ± 22	31 ± 26	11 ± 20^a,^b
Udder caudal, left	56 ± 37	43 ± 32	28 ± 34^a,^b
Tail
Left	79 ± 12	35 ± 26^a	16 ± 24^a
Right	72 ± 6	39 ± 25^a	19 ± 27^a,^b
Pudendal nerve, left	81 ± 8	57 ± 21	47 ± 32^a
Tibial nerve
Left	85 ± 11	68 ± 22^a	66 ± 27^a
Right	70 ± 12	66 ± 22	55 ± 29^a,^b
Common peroneal nerve, left	67 ± 11	61 ± 24	46 ± 31^a,^b
Saphenous nerve, left	65 ± 11	54 ± 18	47 ± 31^a
Udder middle, left	55 ± 14	49 ± 25^a	26 ± 21^a,^b

Significantly different from the value for the control treatment (P < 0.001).

Significantly different from the value for the low-dose treatment (P < 0.001).