An investigation into the use of sucrose to reduce castration pain in piglets
2016
Davis, Krista | Seddon, Yolande M | Creutzinger, Kate | Bouvier, Megan | Brown, Jennifer
Oral sucrose was evaluated for its ability to reduce pain following castration. Piglets (n = 126) were assigned to one of five treatments: 1) castrated and given 3 ml of water (C); 2) castrated with 3 ml of 30% sucrose before castration (sucB); 3) castrated and given 3 ml of 30% sucrose after castration (sucA); 4) sham castrated and given 3 ml of water (SHAM); and 5) sham castrated and given 3 ml of 30% sucrose (sucSHAM). Piglet navigation time (NT) through a handling chute was tested at 0, 15, 30 and 45 min after treatment as a measure of pain. Serum cortisol and pen behaviours were also recorded. At 0, 15 and 30 min, C piglets had a greater NT than SHAM and sucSHAM piglets (P
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