Effects of a local anaesthetic and NSAID in castration of piglets, on the acute pain responses, growth and mortality

The present study addresses the questions whether on-farm use of local anaesthesia with lidocaine leads to a reduction in pain responses during castration, and whether the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug meloxicam improves technical performance after castration of piglets. Five treatments were...

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Main Authors: M. Kluivers-Poodt, B.B. Houx, S.R.M. Robben, G. Koop, E. Lambooij, L.J. Hellebrekers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2012-01-01
Series:Animal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731112000547