ReviewPorcine health management2025
Part I: understanding pain in pigs-basic knowledge about pain assessment, measures and therapy.
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5 citing papers in PubMed.
- Criteria for timely euthanasia of compromised pigs based on expert opinion and longitudinal data collection on farm.Porcine health management · 2026Article
- Retrospective pig welfare assessment at rendering plants - a useful tool for monitoring and inspection.Porcine health management · 2026Article
- Editorial: from Brambell to beyond: advancing pig welfare through the five freedoms framework.Porcine health management · 2025Article
- Part II: understanding pain in pigs-pain assessment in pigs with spontaneously occurring diseases or injuries.Porcine health management · 2025Review
- Landscape review about the decision to euthanize a compromised pig.Porcine health management · 2024Review
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Abstract
backgroundPigs can suffer from pain due to spontaneously occurring diseases, wounds, injuries, trauma, and physiological conditions such as the farrowing process; however, this pain is often neglected. To increase knowledge and awareness about this phenomenon, the current article presents a scoping review of basic and new approaches for identifying, evaluating, and treating pain in pigs.
methodsA scoping review was conducted with results from a search of the electronic database VetSearch and CABI. With regard to eligibility criteria, 49 out of 725 publications between 2015 and the end of March 2023 were included. The findings are narratively synthesized and reported orienting on the PRISMA ScR guideline.
resultsThe results of this review showed that practitioners need to consider pain not only as a sign of a disease but also as a critical aspect of welfare. If both the symptoms of pain and the underlying reasons remain unassessed, the longevity and prosperity of pigs may be at risk. In this respect, veterinarians are obliged to know about intricacies of pain and pain mechanisms and to provide adequate treatment for their patients.
conclusionIt is pivotal to increase knowledge about pain mechanisms, the reasons for heterogeneity in behavioural 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.
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