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Online information on alternatives to piglet castration without anaesthesia

The Federal Information Centre for Agriculture (BZL) provides detailed information on the four alternatives to castration without anaesthesia.

Visit the BZL page on alternatives to piglet castration without anaesthesia

Further information is also available on the BZL YouTube channel:

Fattening of young boars using immunocastration

Fattening of young boars

Injection anaesthesia with ketamine and azaperone:

Inhalation anaesthesia with isoflurane

DLG fact sheets on alternatives to piglet castration without anaesthesia

The DLG has published two fact sheets on this topic:

Online information sessions on alternatives to piglet castration without anaesthesia

On behalf of the Federal Information Centre for Agriculture (BZL), a number of member organisations of the Federal Association for Cattle and Pigs (Bundesverband Rind und Schwein e.V.) offered free online seminars across Germany in 2020. The aim was to once again highlight the advantages and disadvantages of the various methods to piglet producers and fatteners, thereby helping them to decide on a viable alternative for the future.

Various formats were offered.

NORTH RHINE-WESTPHALIA

The digital presentations are still available on the YouTube channel of the North Rhine-Westphalia Chamber of Agriculture.

 

 

 

Introduction: Alternatives to piglet castration without anaesthesia

Overview of all alternatives

Boar fattening and immunocastration from a veterinary perspective

Practical implementation – boar fattening and Improvac

Injection anaesthesia from a veterinary perspective

The practical application of injection anaesthesia

Inhalation anaesthesia from a veterinary perspective

The practical application of inhalation anaesthesia

The Economics of Injection and Inhalation Anaesthesia

The economics of boar fattening and immunocastration