Piglets' acute responses to local anesthetic injection and surgical castration: Effects of the injection method and interval between injection and castration

Although applied in some countries, efficacy of local anesthetics based on procaine to mitigate acute responses to piglet castration remains questioned. This paper presents results from a factorial study examining the effects of two methods of injection of a procaine-based drug (intra-funicular, IF,...

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Main Authors: Mathilde Coutant, Jens Malmkvist, Marianne Kaiser, Leslie Foldager, Mette S. Herskin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Veterinary Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2022.1009858/full