A Beef Cattle Study: RDDs Deliver Medication Effectively With No Muscle Damage

MONTOURSVILLE, Pa., July 30, 2018 (Newswire.com) - The Treat Right Foundation, an organization designed to facilitate research for the wildlife and livestock industries, recently announced a new study conducted earlier this year demonstrates Remote Delivery Devices (RDDs) provide injection results equal to that of a hand syringe.

D.T. Bechtol, DVM of the Agri Research Center, Inc. in Canyon, Texas, conducted a month-long study comparing the injection sites of a Remote Delivery Device to that of a hand syringe with visual inspections and blinded laboratory analyses.  

For decades, the use of RDDs has proved to be a reliable tool for ranchers and veterinarians, affording them the ability to treat cattle in places when capturing, restraining or transporting the animal for hand injection methods could create unwarranted stress.

In Dr. Bechtol’ s study, two misconceptions perpetuated by the opponents of RDD were disproved:

• Can RDDs provide subcutaneous injection? The answer was a resounding yes.
• Do RDD injections result in muscle and tissue damage? When used correctly, no, According to Dr. Bechtol.

Among the many findings, Dr. Bechtol concluded that "gross and histopathology results showed an RDD equipped with a ½” needle having good skin penetration providing subcutaneous injection with no muscle damage."  Moreover, Dr. Bechtol noted, “there were little to no signs of injection site blemishes, impact trauma, nor wounds related to any type of injection (hand or remote)."

Most, if not all manufacturers of RDD systems recommend those who work with animals coordinate the delivery of an injectable liquid, directly with their veterinarian of record. Knowing how remote delivery equipment performs at varying payload capacities relative to distance is crucial to delivering medication successfully.

The Treat Right Foundation, a 501c3 organization (EIN 47-5341135, DLN 26053734001225) designed to support the National FFA, the National Wildlife Federation and to facilitate research for wildlife and livestock industries.

Treat Right Foundation
433 Broad Street Montoursville, PA 17754
www.2treatright.org

Source: Treat Right Foundation