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T1  - Systemic inflammatory response to shoulder ulcers and lack of preventive effect of postpartum pain medication with ketoprofen in sows 
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UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10138/308490 
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A1  - Nystén, Maria; Orro, Toomas; Peltoniemi, Olli 
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Y1  - 2018 
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AB  - Shoulder lesions are common in lactating sows and can affect their welfare. We assessed the systemic inflammatory response to shoulder ulcers and monitored the preventive effect of postpartum administration with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medication (ketoprofen) on their prevalence. In a double-blind placebo-controlled field trial, 144 YxL hybrid sows farrowing in crates with a cast-iron floor received either ketoprofen (3 mg/kg) or placebo as an intramuscular injection on days 0-1 after pa... 
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KW  - Sow; Shoulder ulcer; Ketoprofen; Systemic response; Welfare; ACUTE-PHASE PROTEINS; POSTMORTEM MEAT-INSPECTION; DECUBITAL ULCERS; RISK-FACTORS; SERUM HAPTOGLOBIN; EARLY LACTATION; FARROWING SOWS; DANISH SOWS; BEHAVIOR; PIGS; 413 Veterinary science 
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