TY - JOUR AU - Burkemper, MC AU - Cramer, MC AU - Moeller, SJ TI - The effect of oral meloxicam on piglet performance in the preweaning period T2 - Journal of Swine Health and Production JF - Journal of Swine Health and Production J2 - JSHAP SN - 1537-209X DP - American Association of Swine Veterinarians PB - American Association of Swine Veterinarians DA - 2019/Nov// PY - 2019 VL - 27 M1 - 6 IS - 6 M2 - 317 SP - 317-321 L2 - https://www.aasv.org/shap/issues/v27n6/v27n6p317.html UR - https://www.aasv.org/shap/abstracts/abstract.php?v27n6p317 L1 - https://www.aasv.org/shap/issues/v27n6/v27n6p317.pdf KW - swine KW - castration KW - meloxicam KW - growth KW - mortality N2 - 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. ER -