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Read our 2024 open access publication about the Care-Ring™ development for Lambs.

Care-Ring™ Regular Size

Care-Ring™ is the physical embodiment of our innovation around the development of practical pain mitigation research. US Patent 11,596,510
Read our 2024 open access publication about the Care-Ring™ clinical field trial in lambs.

Patented Custom Blister Pack Design

Design Patent AU202214318 and NZ430877 Special designed packaging considers human factors and handling safety.
Read our 2024 open access publication about the Care-Ring™ development for Calves.

Care-Ring™ Grande

Our patented Care-Ring™ technology has the advantage over other pain administration routes in that the continual elution provides pain mitigation for the entire banding process. All alternative pain mitigation strategies will only last during the acute administration of the agent. It is designed to work with all currently known existing band castration application technologies.

Read our 2020 open access publication about the Care-Ring™ in Animals

Field studies indicated that, for both lidocaine delivery into tissues and pain mitigation, the Care-Ring™ performed at least as well as standard lidocaine injections in the short term and outperformed lidocaine injections in the long term. Care-Ring™ delivered therapeutic quantities of lidocaine into scrotal tissues over a period of at least seven days in cattle. Click HERE to view our 2020 publication.

UPDATE COMING FEBRUARY 2024

Read the article on the Care-Ring™ in Canadian Cattlemen Magazine

Lidocaine shows promise in mitigating castration pain. Click HERE to be redirected to the Canadian Cattlemen Magazine article on potential of using this anesthetic during processing

Read about The Care-Ring™ in Research News on Alberta Beef.org

Click HERE to be redirected to Albertabeef.org to read more about the preliminary study results.

Nick Allan and Merle Olson present our latest research at the RDAR Research Showcase in Edmonton AB, January 11, 2024
Click the link below for access to our Case Study on the development story of the Care-Ring™
New Publications Coming Summer 2024. Stay tuned for additional open access links!

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Case Study_Care-Ring_Rev1 (pdf)
ABLambFactSheet V2 (pdf)
ABLambTechnicalNoteV3 (pdf)

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Case Study_Care-Ring_Rev1 (pdf)
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ABLambFactSheet V2 (pdf)

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Adaptation of the Care-Ring™ for the Lamb Industry

A presentation summarizing recent field trial investigations into the adaptation of the technology for use in Alberta’s Lamb Industry.

Lamb Producer Feedback about the Care-Ring™

A recent interview from ACER consulting.

Tune in to learn about recent research on pain mitigation using lidocaine-loaded castration bands in Canadian sheep flocks. Hear perspectives and experiences from two producers located in Alberta as well as from Chinook Contract Research.

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