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Topical Wound-care Products and Their Effects on Healing, Inflammatory Biomarkers, and Growth in Piglets Undergoing Castration Laya Kannan Silva Alves Universidade de São Paulo Monique Danielle Pairis-Garcia North Carolina State University Juliana Bonin Ferreira North Carolina State University Victoria Rocha Merenda North Carolina State University Rubia Mitalli Tomacheski Washington State University Pedro Henrique Esteves Trindade Michigan State University Christopher Siepker Iowa State University Magdiel Lopez-Soriano University of Missouri Research Article Keywords: acute phase proteins, animal welfare, piglet mortality, thermography, weaning, wound healing Posted Date: October 12th, 2025 DOI: https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-7722871/v1 License: This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Read Full License Additional Declarations: No competing interests reported. Page 1/20 Abstract Surgical castration is a routine management procedure in swine production that raises welfare concerns due to pain, inflammation, and risk of post-procedure complications. Topical products are commonly applied to castration wounds, but their efficacy in promoting healing and reducing inflammation has not been systematically evaluated. This study investigated the efficacy of five commercially available topical protective products on wound healing, inflammatory responses, and growth performance in piglets undergoing surgical castration. One hundred and ninety piglets were assigned to one of six groups: Iodine, Oinkment®, PhytoCare®, Vetericyn®, Zinc Oxide, or intact controls (NoCast). Treatments were applied immediately after castration (D1). Body weights were recorded at baseline (D0) and at weaning. Blood samples were collected on days 0
…but the risk of boar taint and welfare problems due to male behavior limit the acceptance by the pork chain. Immunocastration reduces these problems but also decreases, in part, the anabolic advantage…
…in addition to quality problems due to boar taint and adipose tissue composition, limit the acceptance by the pork chain. Immunocastration reduces these problems but also decreases, in part, the anabolic advantage…
…Respondents with no or limited familiarity with agriculture agree less with all aspects of CONTROL and ANAE to a lesser extent. For IMMUNO, numerical differences are small, but are generally lower for…
…This work was funded by Australian Pork Limited as part of their annual use of analgesic and anaesthetic interventions to address the pain associated with piglet hus- competitive grants scheme. Bayer supplied…
…This work was funded by Australian Pork Limited as part of their annual use of analgesic and anaesthetic interventions to address the pain associated with piglet hus- competitive grants scheme. Bayer supplied…
…This work was funded by Australian Pork Limited as part of their annual use of analgesic and anaesthetic interventions to address the pain associated with piglet hus- competitive grants scheme. Bayer supplied…
…Respondents with no or limited familiarity with agriculture agree less with all aspects of CONTROL and ANAE to a lesser extent. For IMMUNO, numerical differences are small, but are generally lower for…
f produce from pigs castrated without analgesia in others. Conflicts such as these are set to escalate in the coming years. Animal welfare is becoming increasingly consumer driven. Many retailers are incorporating strict animal welfare standards into their corporate social responsibility policies, and, in some cases requiring that their suppliers are audited to ensure that their standards are met. The European Commission is undertaking The Welfare Quality® project to develop European standards for on-farm welfare assessment and product labelling systems. This is designed to link informed animal product consumption to animal husbandry practices on the farm and offer market advantages to producers with the highest welfare standards. This means that in the future, producers will need to meet the welfare obligations of the markets into which their produce goes, as well as the legal requirements in their own countries. Whilst the ultimate long term solution is to breed animals that do not require these procedures, or to find painless alternative practices, this will take time and a significant research effort in most cases. In the meantime, there is an urgent need to find a more immediate way to alleviate welfare concerns. This can be achieved by developing effective analgesia for on farm use, to allow surgical procedures in livestock to be performed as humanely as surgical procedures in domestic animals and humans, while long term solutions are pursued and implemented. To achieve this, significant constraints must be overcome to ensure that analgesic products are safe, practical and affordable enough to be viable for farming operations in Australia. This is likely to require a step-wise approach. Nevertheless, recent research and developments indicate that this can be