Local anesthesia in piglets undergoing castration-A comparative study to investigate the analgesic effects of four local anesthetics on the basis of acute physiological responses and limb movements.

Local anesthesia in piglets undergoing castration-A comparative study to investigate the analgesic effects of four local anesthetics on the basis of acute physiological responses and limb movements.

Surgical castration of male piglets without analgesia is a painful procedure. This prospective, randomized and double-blinded study aimed to evaluate the analgesic effects of four different local anesthetics for piglet castration during the first week of life. In total, 54 piglets aged 3 to 7 days w...

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Main Authors: Anna M Saller, Julia Werner, Judith Reiser, Steffanie Senf, Pauline Deffner, Nora Abendschön, Christine Weiß, Johannes Fischer, Andrea Schörwerth, Regina Miller, Yury Zablotski, Shana Bergmann, Michael H Erhard, Mathias Ritzmann, Susanne Zöls, Christine Baumgartner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0236742

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