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Surgical castration with pain relief affects the health and productive performance of pigs in the suckling period
BACKGROUND: Surgical castration is still practiced in many EU countries to avoid undesirable aggressive behavior and boar taint in male pigs. However, evidence shows that castration is painful and has a detrimental influence on pig health. This study investigated the clinical and productive effects...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2017
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5585944/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28879020 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40813-017-0066-1 |