Effects of assessment method (real-time versus video-recorded) on a validated pain-altered behavior scale used in castrated piglets

Abstract We aimed to compare two assessment methodologies (real-time vs. video-recorded) using the Unesp-Botucatu Pig Composite Acute Pain Scale (UPAPS) in piglets before and after castration. Twenty-nine male piglets were castrated. Four observers scored the UPAPS over three perioperative timepoint...

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Main Authors: Pedro Henrique Esteves Trindade, Magdiel Lopez-Soriano, Victoria Rocha Merenda, Rubia Mitalli Tomacheuski, Monique Danielle Pairis-Garcia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-10-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-45869-8