A comparison of three anti-inflammatory drugs in weaner pigs using Improvacas an inflammation model

摘要

Analgesiclanti-inflammatory drugs must be effective to ensure appropriate treatment of sicklinjured animals. Wilson et al. (2014) reported that mcloxicam is the anti-inflammatory drug most frequently used on pig farms in Australia. However, it appears that ketoprofen may have a greater analgesic effect in young pigs than meloxicam (Fosse et al. 201 la, 201 lb). It was hypothesised that ketoprofen would have a greater analgesiclanti-inflammatory effect than meloxicam and dcxamethasone in weaner pigs.