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Table 1 Overview of defensive movements and anaesthetic incidents divided after device

From: Implementation of piglet castration under inhalation anaesthesia on farrowing farms

 

Defensive movement score

Anaesthetic incidences

Device

n

Sufficient n (%)

Insufficient n (%)

Total n (%)

0

1

2

3

4

apnea

cardio

gasp

PN

5128

4042

306

257

193

330

11

5

3

4348 (84.8)

(5.0)

523 (10.2)

19 (0.3)

PA

3526

3135

124

109

51

107

64

18

18

3259 (92.4)

(3.1)

158 (4.5)

100 (2.8)

AN

2920

1434

232

187

294

773

59

10

13

1666 (57.1)

(6.4)

1067 (36.5)

82 (2.8)

Total n (%)

11,574

8611

662

553

538

1210

134

33

34

9273 (80.1)

(4.8)

1748 (15.1)

201 (1.7)

  1. The numbers in bold are the total result of the numbers added above
  2. n = number castrated piglets
  3. PN = PigNap, PA = PorcAnest, AN = Anestacia
  4. Cardio = cardiovascular arrest
  5. Score 0 + 1 = sufficient anaesthesia
  6. Score 3 + 4 = insufficient anaesthesia