Table 4 Vocalisation during phase 1 and phase 2
From: Effect of two methods and two anaesthetics for local anaesthesia of piglets during castration
Group | Groups | SE | P values | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Control | Pro3 | Pro2 | Lid3 | Lid2 | Treatment/control | Two-step/three-step | Lidocaine/procaine | ||
Phase 1 (local anaesthesia/handling) | |||||||||
dB(A)avg | 67 | 74 | 75 | 71 | 70 | 2.1 | 0.02 | 0.98 | 0.07 |
dB(A)max | 86 | 94 | 96 | 92 | 91 | 2.1 | < 0.01 | 0.99 | 0.07 |
Phase 2 (Castration) | |||||||||
dB(A)avg | 77 | 67 | 70 | 67 | 68 | 1.5 | < 0.01 | 0.08 | 0.44 |
dB(A)max | 101 | 92 | 94 | 92 | 94 | 1.5 | < 0.01 | 0.19 | 0.77 |