A review of pain assessment in pigs

SH Ison, RE Clutton, P Di Giminiani, KMD Rutherford

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Abstract

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.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)8 - 5
Number of pages2
JournalFrontiers in Veterinary Science
Volume3
Early online date28 Nov 2016
DOIs
Publication statusFirst published - 28 Nov 2016

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Keywords

  • Pain
  • Pain assessment
  • Pig
  • Review
  • Welfare

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Ison, SH ; Clutton, RE ; Di Giminiani, P ; Rutherford, KMD. / A review of pain assessment in pigs. In: Frontiers in Veterinary Science. 2016 ; Vol. 3. pp. 8 - 5.
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Ison, SH, Clutton, RE, Di Giminiani, P & Rutherford, KMD 2016, 'A review of pain assessment in pigs', Frontiers in Veterinary Science, vol. 3, pp. 8 - 5. https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2016.00108

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

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Ison SH, Clutton RE, Di Giminiani P, Rutherford KMD. A review of pain assessment in pigs. Frontiers in Veterinary Science. 2016 Nov 28;3:8 - 5. https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2016.00108

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