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Fig. 3

From: Two restraining devices in connection to surgical castration with or without local anesthesia: effects on piglet stress

Fig. 3

The three-step method of injecting the local anesthetic agent for castration. After securing the testicles with his fingers, the veterinarian inserted the needle subcutaneously on the right testicle, injected the anesthetic agent continuously while withdrawing the needle, released the testicle, and repeated the procedure for the left testis. Lastly, he inserted the needle to its full length (13 mm) between the two testicles, aiming at the area around the spermatic cords, and injected the third dose of the local anesthetic

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Porcine Health Management

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