Effect of local anaesthesia and/or analgesia on pain responses induced by piglet castration

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Surgical castration in male piglets is painful and methods that reduce this pain are requested. This study evaluated the effect of local anaesthesia and analgesia on vocal, physiological and behavioural responses during and after cas...

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Main Authors: Nyman Görel, Lundeheim Nils, Hansson Monica, Johansson Gunnar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-05-01
Series:Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica
Online Access:http://www.actavetscand.com/content/53/1/34