Effect of two methods and two anaesthetics for local anaesthesia of piglets during castration

Abstract Background Since January 2019, surgical castration of male piglets must be performed using local anaesthesia, if farmers deliver pigs to the primary exporting slaughterhouses according to the “Danish quality scheme”; a voluntary initiative taken by the Danish pig industry. The approved proc...

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Main Authors: Lotte Skade, Charlotte Sonne Kristensen, Mai Britt Friis Nielsen, Line Hummelmose Diness
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-01-01
Series:Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13028-020-00566-8