Abstract
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 8 - 5 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Frontiers in Veterinary Science |
Volume | 3 |
Early online date | 28 Nov 2016 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | First published - 28 Nov 2016 |
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Keywords
- Pain
- Pain assessment
- Pig
- Review
- Welfare
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A review of pain assessment in pigs. / Ison, SH; Clutton, RE; Di Giminiani, P; Rutherford, KMD.
In: Frontiers in Veterinary Science, Vol. 3, 28.11.2016, p. 8 - 5.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article
TY - JOUR
T1 - A review of pain assessment in pigs
AU - Ison, SH
AU - Clutton, RE
AU - Di Giminiani, P
AU - Rutherford, KMD
PY - 2016/11/28
Y1 - 2016/11/28
N2 - There is a moral obligation to minimize pain in pigs used for human benefit. In livestock production, pigs experience pain caused by management procedures, e.g., castration and tail docking, injuries from fighting or poor housing conditions, “management diseases” like mastitis or streptococcal meningitis, and at parturition. Pigs used in biomedical research undergo procedures that are regarded as painful in humans, but do not receive similar levels of analgesia, and pet pigs also experience potentially painful conditions. In all contexts, accurate pain assessment is a prerequisite in (a) the estimation of the welfare consequences of noxious interventions and (b) the development of more effective pain mitigation strategies. This narrative review identifies the sources of pain in pigs, discusses the various assessment measures currently available, and proposes directions for future investigation.
AB - There is a moral obligation to minimize pain in pigs used for human benefit. In livestock production, pigs experience pain caused by management procedures, e.g., castration and tail docking, injuries from fighting or poor housing conditions, “management diseases” like mastitis or streptococcal meningitis, and at parturition. Pigs used in biomedical research undergo procedures that are regarded as painful in humans, but do not receive similar levels of analgesia, and pet pigs also experience potentially painful conditions. In all contexts, accurate pain assessment is a prerequisite in (a) the estimation of the welfare consequences of noxious interventions and (b) the development of more effective pain mitigation strategies. This narrative review identifies the sources of pain in pigs, discusses the various assessment measures currently available, and proposes directions for future investigation.
KW - Pain
KW - Pain assessment
KW - Pig
KW - Review
KW - Welfare
U2 - 10.3389/fvets.2016.00108
DO - 10.3389/fvets.2016.00108
M3 - Review article
VL - 3
SP - 8
EP - 5
JO - Frontiers in Veterinary Science
JF - Frontiers in Veterinary Science
SN - 2297-1769
ER -