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Influence of tongue inspection during cysticercosis diagnosis on some behavioral and physiological stress measures in pigs (Sus scrofa domestica)

Tropical Animal Health and Production volume 44, pages 383–384 (2012)Cite this article

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To evaluate the level of stress induced by the tongue inspection method during cysticercosis diagnosis in pigs at 60 and 90 kg, 27 animals were assigned to one of three experimental groups. In the first group (T1), pigs were held with a snout noose. In addition, animals in T2 were subjected to tongue inspection, while in T0, none of the procedures described above were performed. Resistance to be handled and serum cortisol concentration were higher (P < 0.05) than those from T0 in T1 and T2 groups, for 60- and 90-kg pigs. Time to return to the feeder observed the same pattern than previous variables in 60-kg pigs, but T1 and T0 were similar (P > 0.05) for the heavier animals. T2 did not build up a significant amount of stress with respect to T1, where only more (P > 0.05) vocalizations were emitted by 90-kg pigs. It was concluded that the use of snout noose induces major changes in some behavioral and physiological measures of stress in swine, while the opening of the mouth including tongue inspection does not contribute significantly to this effect.

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  1. Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias de la Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Av. Universidad 1001 Colonia Chamilpa, Cuernavaca, Morelos, CP62210, Mexico

    Sandra Pérez-Torres, Fernando Iván Flores-Pérez, Agustín Orihuela, Virginio Aguirre & Reyes Vázquez

  2. Facultad de Farmacia de la Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Cuernavaca, Morelos, CP62210, Mexico

    Germán Bernal, Alejandro Nieto & Reyes Vázquez

  3. Centro de Bachillerato Tecnológico Agropecuario, CBTa 154, Huitzilac, Morelos, Mexico

    Reyes Vázquez & Jaime J. Solano

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Pérez-Torres, S., Flores-Pérez, F.I., Orihuela, A. et al. Influence of tongue inspection during cysticercosis diagnosis on some behavioral and physiological stress measures in pigs (Sus scrofa domestica). Trop Anim Health Prod 44, 383–384 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-011-9931-0

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Keywords

  • Tongue inspection
  • Animal welfare
  • Stress
  • Pigs