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At what age can we castrate piglets? Is it possible to castrate without a general anesthetic? The new test on castration tries to resolve these doubts.

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Effect of local anaesthesia and/or analgesia on pain responses induced by piglet castration

Lidocaine reduced pain during castration and that meloxicam reduced pain after castration.

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Germany: castrating piglets without anaesthesia will be banned

The Federal Agriculture Ministry lays down a time schedule for phasing out the practice of castrating piglets without anaesthesia: accordingly, this method is to be banned throughout Germany as of 1 January 2017.

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