Ear tagging in piglets: the cortisol response with and without analgesia in comparison with castration and tail docking
The objectives of the present study were to compare the cortisol response caused by ear tagging piglets with the distress caused by other known painful husbandry procedures (e.g. castration and tail docking) and to evaluate the effectiveness of analgesia with meloxicam to reduce the cortisol respons...
Main Authors: | J. Numberger, M. Ritzmann, N. Übel, M. Eddicks, S. Reese, S. Zöls |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2016-01-01
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Series: | Animal |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731116000811 |
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