Local Anesthesia in Piglets Undergoing Castration—A Comparative Study to Investigate the Analgesic Effects of Four Local Anesthetics Based on Defensive Behavior and Side Effects

The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of four local anesthetics on pain relief during surgical castration under standardized conditions in conscious piglets. Therefore, 71 male piglets (three to seven days) were distributed into control groups (handling, castration without anest...

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Main Authors: Nora Abendschön, Steffanie Senf, Pauline Deffner, Regina Miller, Andrea Grott, Julia Werner, Anna M. Saller, Judith Reiser, Christine Weiß, Yury Zablotski, Johannes Fischer, Shana Bergmann, Michael H. Erhard, Christine Baumgartner, Mathias Ritzmann, Susanne Zöls
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-09-01
Series:Animals
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/10/10/1752