Reducing pain and stress during routine piglet husbandry
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Production and Welfare
01 February 2016
Completed Project
Assessment and amelioration of pain for improved welfare during routine husbandry procedures in piglets.
Consumers expect livestock to be treated humanely, especially when it comes to pain management during elective husbandry procedures.
For piglets, these procedures include ear notching, tail docking, teeth clipping and castration during the first weeks of life. Research is therefore needed to establish the most effective and cost-effective methods of pain management for piglets and to confirm whether pain or pain mitigation has any effect on growth.
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For further information on production and welfare, please contact Rebecca Athorn on 0436 655 015 or email: rebecca.athorn@australianpork.com.au