Porcine Management and Surgical Procedures

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Chapter 24
Porcine Management and Surgical Procedures
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The true measure of an individual is how he
treats a person who can do him absolutely no
good.-- Ann Landers
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Objectives

• Discuss the basic risks and possible
  complications associated with anesthesia and
  surgery.
• Implement preventive measures when indicated.
• Endoparasites
• Ectoparasites

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Reading Assignment

• Chapter 24 Porcine Surgery

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Castration

• Reason
• In the United States and Canada, intact males
  cannot be marketed for meat
• Due primarily to boar taint
• ONSET OF PUBERTY
• Castrated after puberty stagging odor
  disappears 3-4 wks. After castration
• Improve feed conversion
• Easy to handle
• Age 2 to 4 weeks (some 1-2 day old)

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Castration (contd)

• Restraint
• 50 lb. hind limb or V trough
• Procedure
• Check for hernia
• Disinfectant
• Lidocaine 2-3 ml, 25 gauge needle
• Bard Parker no. 3 scalpel handle - no. 12 blade
• The testicles are pushed cranially the incisions
  and pulled to expose the spermatic cords.
• A longitudinal 1-cm incision is made directly
  over each testicle.
• Spermatic cords must be severed tease/ piglet
  emasculator.
• Antiseptic heal in 5 7 days

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Castration (contd)

• Older pigs
• Open castration
• Heavily Sedated
• Lateral recumbency
• Aseptic preparation
• Cords ligated
• Complications seroma/ hematoma complications

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Questions???
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Hernias

• Hereditary
• Age 9 to 14 weeks, Elasticon, hernia clamp
• Types
• Umbilical hernias
• are common
• not easily seen
• Hard and painful strangulation/ infection
• Scrotal hernia larger
• Fix before castration
• Options
• Herniorrhaphy pet or pure bred, antibiotics 3
  5 days, close skin and SC tissues
• These animals are often destined for slaughter.

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C-Section

• Dystocia
• Stabilize patient
• IV fluids (LRS or 0.9 saline) ear vein 30
  40 ml/kg/hr, maintenance 4 ml/kg/hr
• Dextrose, calcium
• Pre op antibiotics penicillin
• Various anesthetic regimens
• Local L lateral recumbency, inverted L block
• Anesthesia dorsal recumbency
• Clip and aseptically prepared
• SPF piglets

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Detusking

• Reason danger to other pigs and humans
• Canine teeth grow continuously
• Small in female stop growth 2 yr.
• Male grow continuously
• Tusk trimming/ Detusking
• General anesthesia or heavy sedation
• with hog snare/ snubbing rope
• Every 10 12 months
• Trimming procedure
• Gigli wire mm over gum, pulp not visible
• Detusking procedure
• Complete removal
• Risk fractures

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References

• K Holtgrew-Bohling , Large Animal Clinical
  Procedures for Veterinary Technicians, 2nd
  Edition, Mosby, 2012, ISBN 97803223077323
• http//www.docstoc.com/docs/21337238/Swine-Barn-Su
  rgery