%0 Journal Article
%T Castration of piglets under general anaesthesia: a possible approach
%A Iwan Nussbaumer
%J Veterinary Science Development
%D 2012
%I PAGEPress Publications
%R 10.4081/vsd.2012.e9
%X Since January 2010 the castration of piglets without pain relief has been forbidden in Switzerland. Swiss pig farmers now have two choices, either vet-performed anaesthesia and analgesia by intramuscular injection or farmer-administered isofluran anaesthesia by an inhalation device. Many smaller pig producers, with less than 60 sows, have chosen injected anaesthesia for economic, user safety and environmental reasons.
%K pig
%K castration
%K pain relief
%K anesthesia
%K butorphanol
%U http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/vsd/article/view/3983