Evaluation of physical euthanasia for neonatal piglets on-farm
(2020)
Journal Article
Dalla Costa, F. A., Gibson, T. J., Oliveira, S. E. O., Gregory, N. G., Coldebella, A., Faucitano, L., …Dalla Costa, O. A. (2020). Evaluation of physical euthanasia for neonatal piglets on-farm. Journal of Animal Science, 98(7), https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skaa204
Twenty-seven neonate piglets (range from 0.35 to 1.17 kg) were evaluated for the effectiveness of blunt force trauma as a method of on-farm cull. Brainstem function, brain injury, and hemorrhage scores (increasing from 0 to 3) were assessed after str... Read More about Evaluation of physical euthanasia for neonatal piglets on-farm.