Isabel Hennig‑Pauka

…Deters2, Moana Miller3, Jennifer Reinmold2, Lara Twele4, Ilka Emmerich5, Sabine Kästner6, Nicole Kemper3, Lothar Kreienbrock1, Isabel Hennig-Pauka2, Michael Wendt7 and Elisabeth grosse Beilage2 Abstract Background Pain in pigs needs to be…

…Deters2, Moana Miller3, Jennifer Reinmold2, Lara Twele4, Ilka Emmerich5, Sabine Kästner6, Nicole Kemper3, Lothar Kreienbrock1, Isabel Hennig-Pauka2, Michael Wendt7 and Elisabeth grosse Beilage2 Abstract Background Pain in pigs needs to be…

ivotal to increase knowledge about pain mechanisms, the reasons for heterogeneity in behav‑ ioural signs of pain, and methods for evaluating whether a pig is experiencing pain. This article will help practitioners update their knowledge of this topic and discuss the implications for everyday practice. Keywords Nociception, Inflammatory pain, Neuropathic pain, Clinical pain, Pain parameters, Pain therapy 6 *Correspondence: Clinic for Swine and Small Ruminants, Forensic Medicine Julia Kschonek and Ambulatory Service, University of Veterinary Medicine, Foundation, julia.dorothee.kschonek@tiho-hannover.de Hannover, Bischofsholer Damm 15, 30173 Hannover, Germany 1 7 Institute for Biometry, Epidemiology and Information Processing (IBEI), Clinic for Small Animals, University of Veterinary Medicine, Foundation, University of Veterinary Medicine, Foundation, Hannover, Bünteweg 2, Hannover, Bünteweg 2, 30559 Hannover, Germany 30559 Hannover, Germany 2 Clinic for Horses, University of Veterinary Medicine, Foundation, Hannover, Bünteweg 9, 30559 Hannover, Germany 3 Field Station for Epidemiology, University of Veterinary Medicine, Foundation, Hannover, Büscheler Str. 9, 49456 Bakum, Germany 4 Institute for Animal Hygiene, Animal Welfare and Farm Animal Behavior, University of Veterinary Medicine, Foundation, Hannover, Bischofsholer Damm 15, 30173 Hannover, Germany 5 Institute of Pharmacology, Pharmacy and Toxicology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University Leipzig, An den Tierkliniken 39, 04103 Leipzig, Germany © The Author(s) 2025. Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the

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animals Article Behavior of Piglets in an Observation Arena before and after Surgical Castration with Local Anesthesia Regina Miller 1, *, Andrea Grott 1 , Dorian Patzkéwitsch 1 , Dorothea Döring 1 , Nora Abendschön 2 , Pauline Deffner 2 , Judith Reiser 3 , Mathias Ritzmann 2 , Anna M. Saller 3 , Paul Schmidt 4 , Steffanie Senf 2 , Julia Werner 3 , Christine Baumgartner 3 , Susanne Zöls 2 , Michael Erhard 1 and Shana Bergmann 1, * 1 Department of Veterinary Science, Chair of Animal Welfare, Ethology, Animal Hygiene and Animal Husbandry, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, LMU Munich, 80539 Munich, Germany 2 Clinic for Swine, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, 85764 Oberschleißheim, Germany 3 Center for Preclinical Research, Technical University of Munich, 81675 Munich, Germany 4 Statistical Consulting for Science and Research, Große Seestr. 8, 13086 Berlin, Germany * Correspondence: r.miller@tierhyg.vetmed.uni-muenchen.de (R.M.); s.bergmann@lmu.de (S.B.) Simple Summary: Surgical castration of piglets is generally recognized as a painful procedure. Thus, for animal welfare reasons, the German Animal Welfare Act stipulates the use of effective anesthesia during castration. However, whether local anesthesia provides adequate analgesia has been an ongoing debate in Germany. In the present study, we compared the behavior of 178 piglets allocated to various test groups in an observation arena before any of the applied procedures, after administration of the local anesthetic, and 0, 2 and 24 h after surgical castration. The local anesthetic and the injection techniques were evaluated and optimized in three sequential study parts. Overall, the results revealed that when local anesthesia was used, piglets less frequently showed

animals Article Behavior of Piglets in an Observation Arena before and after Surgical Castration with Local Anesthesia Regina Miller 1, *, Andrea Grott 1 , Dorian Patzkéwitsch 1 , Dorothea Döring 1 , Nora Abendschön 2 , Pauline Deffner 2 , Judith Reiser 3 , Mathias Ritzmann 2 , Anna M. Saller 3 , Paul Schmidt 4 , Steffanie Senf 2 , Julia Werner 3 , Christine Baumgartner 3 , Susanne Zöls 2 , Michael Erhard 1 and Shana Bergmann 1, * 1 Department of Veterinary Science, Chair of Animal Welfare, Ethology, Animal Hygiene and Animal Husbandry, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, LMU Munich, 80539 Munich, Germany 2 Clinic for Swine, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, 85764 Oberschleißheim, Germany 3 Center for Preclinical Research, Technical University of Munich, 81675 Munich, Germany 4 Statistical Consulting for Science and Research, Große Seestr. 8, 13086 Berlin, Germany * Correspondence: r.miller@tierhyg.vetmed.uni-muenchen.de (R.M.); s.bergmann@lmu.de (S.B.) Simple Summary: Surgical castration of piglets is generally recognized as a painful procedure. Thus, for animal welfare reasons, the German Animal Welfare Act stipulates the use of effective anesthesia during castration. However, whether local anesthesia provides adequate analgesia has been an ongoing debate in Germany. In the present study, we compared the behavior of 178 piglets allocated to various test groups in an observation arena before any of the applied procedures, after administration of the local anesthetic, and 0, 2 and 24 h after surgical castration. The local anesthetic and the injection techniques were evaluated and optimized in three sequential study parts. Overall, the results revealed that when local anesthesia was used, piglets less frequently showed