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Germany: Over 4,000 applications submitted for isoflurane anestesia machines

After January 1, 2021, piglet castration will only be permitted under anesthesia in Germany. The Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) is funding the purchase of isoflurane anesthesia machines with a total of 20 million euros.

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Germany certifies anesthesia devices for castrating piglets

The DLG expert committee has certified the first three isoflurane anesthesia devices for the castration of piglets.

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France: obligatory use of pain management when castrating pigs, farmers allowed to administer anesthetic or analgesic

Two decrees have been published, the first prohibits castration of piglets without anesthetics or analgesics, and the other allows farmers to use analgesics and anesthetics to reduce pain.

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Germany: aid for the castration of piglets under anaesthetic

The ministry has budgeted 20 million euros in 2020 to promote the purchase of anaesthetics, providing financial support to livestock farmers.

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Transmammary delivery of firocoxib to piglets reduces stress after castration, tail docking, and teeth clipping

Transmammary delivery of firocoxib to piglets reduces stress and improves average daily gain after castration, tail docking, and teeth clipping.

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Effect of litter aggregation and pooling on detection of PRRSv in piglet processing fluids

Sampling technique validated to monitor PRRSV-2 using serosanguinous exudate or processing fluids (PFs) from tissues obtained during tail docking and castration provides a general framework to interpret PRRSV-2 surveillance program results more accurately.

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Source: Second progress report 2015 – 2017 on the European declaration on alternatives to surgical castration of pigs

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Pig castration: Where are we at in finding alternatives?

The easy and realistic solution is to produce entire boars or to immunocastrate. However, there are countries who are leaning more toward anesthesia.

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German farmers will be allowed to anaesthetise piglets to castrate them

The German Cabinet has ratified the regulation through which the German farmers will be able to anaesthetise their piglets with isofluorane to eliminate pain during castration.

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Germany allows the castration of piglets without anaesthesia for two more years

The transition period for the prohibition of the castration of piglets of less than 7 days of age without anaesthesia is extended for two years.

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Germany approves the use of isofluorane to avoid pain during the castration of piglets

The approval of isofluorane is an important step to fulfil the legal requirement of avoiding pain when castrating piglets.

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Germany: possible postponement of the ban on piglet castration without anaesthetics

The Great Coalition in Berlin has given an answer to the pig producers' concerns and wants to postpone the ban on piglet castration without anaesthetics.

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The German farmers are against the new law on piglet castration

Some 1,000 farmers showed their unrest due to the situation in the sector before the seat of the Conference of Ministers of Agriculture.

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Surgical castration with pain relief affects the health and productive performance of pigs in the suckling period

Surgical castration has a negative impact on production in the suckling period, especially in pigs in the three lower quartiles for body weight.

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New detection method for boar taint

A rapid instrumental at-line method for simultaneous measurement of androstenone and skatole in back fat samples from entire male pigs that has been developed.

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Recombinetics and DNA Genetics form alliance to end surgical castrations of swine

Alliance aims to improve swine health and well-being.

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The short-term challenges of the European pig production

Mr. Antonio Tavares, president of the COPA-COGECA, tells us about the current challenges for the European pig sector: the European Commission wants to ban tail docking within 3 years, but nevertheless, it does not plan legislative changes regarding castration.