Impact of Transmammary-Delivered Meloxicam on Biomarkers of Pain and Distress in Piglets after Castration and Tail Docking

To investigate a novel route for providing analgesia to processed piglets via transmammary drug delivery, meloxicam was administered orally to sows after farrowing. The objectives of the study were to demonstrate meloxicam transfer from sows to piglets via milk and to describe the analgesic effects...

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Main Authors: Bates, Jessica L., Karriker, Locke A., Stock, Matthew L., Pertzborn, Kelly M., Baldwin, Luke G., Wulf, Larry W., Lee, C. J., Wang, Chong, Coetzee, Johann F.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4249978/