{
  "author": "Joaquin Morales; Andre Dereu; Alberto Manso; Laura de Frutos; Carlos Piñeiro; Edgar G. Manzanilla; Niels Wuyts",
  "citations": [
    {
      "raw_text": "Morales et al. Porcine Health Management (2017) 3:18 DOI 10.1186/s40813-017-0066-1",
      "title": "Surgical castration with pain relief affects the health and productive performance of pigs in the suckling period",
      "authors": "Joaquin Morales; Andre Dereu; Alberto Manso; Laura de Frutos; Carlos Piñeiro; Edgar G. Manzanilla; Niels Wuyts",
      "publication_year": 2017,
      "doi": "10.1186/s40813-017-0066-1",
      "confidence": 1
    }
  ],
  "confidence": 1,
  "doc_type": "Research Article",
  "id": 98,
  "language": "en",
  "publication_date": "2017",
  "source_type": "file",
  "source_uri": "file:///home/pi/welfare_docs/Old docs/1_Specific Product Assurance/Trisolfen/Pig Castration/Studies/s40813-017-0066-1.pdf",
  "summary": "This study found that surgical castration in suckling pigs, even with pain relief, increases pre-weaning mortality, especially in lighter pigs, and negatively impacts body weight at weaning in heavier pigs. No overall differences in ADG or antibiotic usage were observed.",
  "title": "Surgical castration with pain relief affects the health and productive performance of pigs in the suckling period"
}