Effects of assessment method (real-time versus video-recorded) on a validated pain-altered behavior scale used in castrated piglets.

ABSTRACT: We aimed to compare two assessment methodologies (real-time vs. video-recorded) using the Unesp-Botucatu Pig Composite Acute Pain Scale (UPAPS) in piglets before and after castration. Twenty-nine male piglets were castrated. Four observers scored the UPAPS over three perioperative timepoints of castration following two assessment methodologies. In real-time assessments, the observers were in-person observing the piglets in front of the pen. After two weeks, the observers did video-recorded assessments randomizing piglets and timepoints. Modeling was conducted to compare the UPAPS and each pain-altered behavior between methodologies. Intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC), Bland-Altman, and Lin's concordance correlation coefficient (CCC) were conducted to investigate agreement between met

SUBMITTER: Trindade PHE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10618161 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature