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Part I: understanding pain in pigs-basic knowledge about pain assessment, measures and therapy.
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Kschonek J, Twele L, Deters K, Miller M, Reinmold J, Emmerich I, Hennig-Pauka I, Kemper N, Kreienbrock L, Wendt M, Kästner S, Grosse Beilage EAbstract
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.