Part I: understanding pain in pigs-basic knowledge about pain assessment, measures and therapy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pigs 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.

Methods

A 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.

Results

The results of this review showed that practitioners n

SUBMITTER: Kschonek J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11895375 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature