%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