Abstract:

The effect of oral meloxicam on piglet performance in the preweaning period

Mary C. Burkemper; M. Caitlin Cramer, PhD; Steven J. Moeller, PhD; Monique D. Pairis-Garcia, DVM, PhD, DACAW

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A total of 5045 piglets were castrated and received 1 of 2 treatments: control (C; surgically castrated); or meloxicam (M; surgically castrated and administered oral meloxicam). Oral meloxicam administration at castration required 5 additional seconds and had no effect on average daily gain, mortality, or survivability in the preweaning period.

Keywords: castration, meloxicam, growth, mortality

RIS citationCite as: Burkemper MC, Cramer MC, Moeller SJ, et al. The effect of oral meloxicam on piglet performance in the preweaning period. J Swine Health Prod 2019;27(6):317-321.

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