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., Ludtke, C. B., Buss, L. P., & 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.