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Impact of tearing spermatic cords during castration in live and dead piglets and consequences on welfare

BACKGROUND: Although the tearing of tissues during castration is forbidden in the EU, it is still routinely applied in many countries. The goal of this study was to evaluate vocalizations and movements of male piglets undergoing castration by applying different techniques and pain treatments based o...

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Autores principales: Schmid, Simone M., Genter, Chiara I., Heinemann, Céline, Steinhoff-Wagner, Julia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7883445/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33583429
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40813-021-00200-7