Simple Summary Pain causes behavioral, autonomic and neuroendocrine changes and is a
common cause of animal welfare compromise in farm animals. These recommendations …

Farm animals routinely undergo painful husbandry procedures early in life, including
disbudding and castration in calves and goat kids, tail docking and castration in piglets and …

Pork is the most consumed meat worldwide, and there is the need for producer countries to
relay on complying with the animal welfare international norms. The present study aimed to …

This study assessed the efficacy of meloxicam, flunixin, and ketoprofen in piglets undergoing
routine castration and tail-docking. Six-day-old male piglets (8/group) received one of five …

Simple Summary In most high-income countries, piglets undergo certain elective surgical
procedures such as castration and tail docking to eliminate behaviors that are associated …

The present study aimed to investigate whether acute pain associated with castration and
tail docking of male piglets may modulate the expression of salivary microRNAs (miRNA s) …

During their first days of postnatal life, piglets reared for meat production are often subjected
to numerous husbandry practices that cause injury of sensitive tissues and hence are …

Simple Summary In the modern pig industry, one of the main goals has been to increase
litter sizes, and thus, improve sows' production efficiency. However, this increase in litter size …

Identification of cattle by ear tagging is legally required to ensure traceability. However,
studies indicate that ear tagging causes pain-associated physiological and behavioural …

Nowadays, most pigs are raised indoors, on intensive farms providing a poor environment.
In these conditions, the risk of the occurrence of damaging behaviours is high, with dramatic …