Pigs in pain: castration hurts
Published: September 15, 2008
Summary
A piglet experiences pain when it is castrated and anaesthesia only solves part of the problem. Does a male piglet experience pain when the testicles are removed during the castration process? And would any pain be reduced by the provision of, for example, a local anaesthetic? The Danish Animal Welfare Council asked scientists at the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences at the University of Aarhus ...
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22 de septiembre de 2008
I am Veterinar from Albania and in Socialist regime I worked in an enterprise with 7500 pigs. I was castrating about 300 pigs in week. To reduce pain castration do that in early age in first days when nerves are not developed.
Arben Qafezezi
Korce - Albania
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