Characterisation of the Behavioural Effects of a Thoracic Squeeze in Healthy Newborn Piglets

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dc.citation.issue8
dc.citation.volume11
dc.contributor.authorHoldsworth SE
dc.contributor.authorKells NJ
dc.contributor.authorChidgey KL
dc.contributor.authorVallée E
dc.contributor.authorWard N
dc.contributor.authorMellor DJ
dc.contributor.authorBeausoleil NJ
dc.coverage.spatialSwitzerland
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-08T00:17:46Z
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-25T06:41:06Z
dc.date.available2021-08-22
dc.date.available2024-01-08T00:17:46Z
dc.date.available2024-07-25T06:41:06Z
dc.date.issued2021-08
dc.description.abstractA thoracic squeeze has been observed to cause both healthy and low vigour neonatal foals to enter a ‘less-responsive state’, characterised by loss of posture, eye closure and cessation of movement, from which they rapidly recover to express normal healthy behaviours when the squeeze is released. To date, there have been no systematic studies characterising the responses of healthy neonates of other mammalian species to a thoracic squeeze. We describe the responses of healthy newborn piglets (n = 17) to a standardised application of the thoracic squeeze and evaluate the effect of the method of squeeze application on the response. Neonatal piglets were squeezed around the chest with either a soft fabric rope as has been used in foals (n = 8) or a novel purpose-made inflation cuff (n = 9). Both methods were effective at inducing a less-responsive behavioural state in all piglets, with neural reflexes reduced or absent in over half of them. The inflation cuff appeared to induce the less-responsive state faster than the rope, and more piglets squeezed with the cuff remained in this state for the full 10-min squeeze. These findings suggest that the behavioural response of foals to thoracic squeezing can be generalised to neonates of other precocial mammalian species. This initial study provides a foundation for further research using the inflation cuff to explore mechanisms underlying the thoracic squeeze and ways in which it may be applied whilst performing husbandry procedures.
dc.format.pagination2465-
dc.identifier.author-urlhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34438922
dc.identifier.citationHoldsworth SE, Kells NJ, Chidgey KL, Vallée E, Ward N, Mellor DJ, Beausoleil NJ. (2021). Characterisation of the Behavioural Effects of a Thoracic Squeeze in Healthy Newborn Piglets.. Animals (Basel). 11. 8. (pp. 2465-).
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/ani11082465
dc.identifier.eissn2076-2615
dc.identifier.elements-typejournal-article
dc.identifier.issn2076-2615
dc.identifier.numberARTN 2465
dc.identifier.piiani11082465
dc.identifier.urihttps://mro.massey.ac.nz/handle/10179/70672
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherMDPI (Basel, Switzerland)
dc.relation.isPartOfAnimals (Basel)
dc.rights(c) 2021 The Author/s
dc.rightsCC BY 4.0
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectcessation of movement
dc.subjectchest squeeze
dc.subjectloss of posture
dc.subjectlow vigour
dc.subjectneonatal piglets
dc.subjectreflex responses
dc.subjectthoracic squeeze
dc.subjecttonic immobility
dc.titleCharacterisation of the Behavioural Effects of a Thoracic Squeeze in Healthy Newborn Piglets
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.elements-id448256
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