Behavior of piglets after castration with or without carbon dioxide anesthesia

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 89, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 3310-3317

  van Beirendonck, S ^a   Driessen, B ^a,b   Verbeke, G ^b   Geers, R ^b  

^a Thomas More University College   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; Behavior; Carbon dioxide; Castration; Piglet

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; INHALATION ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ANESTHESIA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; ORCHIECTOMY; PAIN; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SWINE;

ANESTHESIA; ANESTHETICS, INHALATION; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CARBON DIOXIDE; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; ORCHIECTOMY; PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SWINE;

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE;

EID: 80053046265     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2010-3104     Document Type: Article

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