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Collaborative project: The focus of the survey is the optimization of the automated anesthesia by means of isoflurane for piglet castration by using a mobile anesthesia device, as well as the implementation of the method in breeding farms - subproject 2 (IsoFer)
Project
Project code: 28N1800016
Contract period: 01.12.2018
- 31.05.2021
Budget: 225,516 Euro
Purpose of research: Applied research
Keywords: pigs, meat, prevention, pharmaceutical products, medical accessory
The aim of the present joint project is to optimize the automated anesthesia by isoflurane for the castration of piglets using a mobile anesthesia device. Implementation concepts will also be developed for the application of the method in breeding farms. The first part of the study focuses on the evaluation and determination of the time required for the different anesthetic gas mixtures that are used by the mobile anesthesia devices PIGNAP® (Walder-Technik, Schweiz) und PORC-ANEST® (Promatec, Schweiz) to induce the stage of surgical anesthesia for anesthesia during the castration of piglets up to seven days of age. In this experimental approach the anesthesia device Dräger Fabius Plus XL will be used to determine the optimal time needed for the induction of the stage of surgical anesthesia with reliable unconsciousness and analgesia for male piglets of different weight categories. In a further step, the influence that maturity and health status of the lungs have on the stage of anesthesia will be assessed by measuring the oxygen partial pressure and oxygen saturation under standardized conditions. Furthermore, the accurate fit of the anesthesia masks will be improved to prevent the gas from leaking and to forestall workplace pollution as a consequence. Subsequent the suitability of the adaptations for a painless castration will be examined both experimentally and in a field study by means of the same score system. For this purpose, the anesthesia devices PIGNAP® und PORC-ANEST® will be used. In addition to the adapted times needed for induction of anesthesia factors influencing the anesthesia negatively will be identified under standardized field conditions (in research institutes) and ideal framework conditions and operating procedures will be developed. The study results will be the basis for implementation concepts which will be made available to veterinarians and farmers. This leads to the field study, where the implementation of the concepts by both occupational groups will be evaluated and, if necessary, modified. The finalized concepts should be made freely available to veterinarians and farmers to serve as a basis for an animal-friendly, effective and save automated anesthesia by isoflurane.
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- Animal Husbandry
