Surveyed attitudes, perceptions and practices in Norway regarding the use of local anaesthesia in piglet castration

Research in Veterinary Science

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 293-295

  Fredriksen, B ^a   Nafstad, O ^a  

^a Norwegian Meat Research Centre   (Norway)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia; Attitude; Castration; Complications; Perceptions; Pigs; Survey

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; LIDOCAINE; LIDOKEL ADRENALIN;

ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CASTRATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIENCE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MALE; NONHUMAN; NORWAY; PERCEPTION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PIG FARMING; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; SWINE; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

AGRICULTURE; ANESTHESIA, LOCAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; MALE; NORWAY; ORCHIECTOMY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SWINE; VETERINARIANS;

SUS SCROFA;

EID: 33745435521     PISSN: 00345288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2005.11.003     Document Type: Article

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