Measuring intestinal blood flow in group-housed weaner pigs using Physiogear TM I: A pilot study

M. Berkeveld; S.W.M. Hendriksen; H.M.G. van Beers-Schreurs; A.P. Koets; P. Langendijk; G.J. van Essen; M.A.M. Taverne; J.H.M. Verheijden

doi:10.1016/j.livsci.2007.01.039

Measuring intestinal blood flow in group-housed weaner pigs using Physiogear TM I: A pilot study

M. Berkeveld, S.W.M. Hendriksen, H.M.G. van Beers-Schreurs, A.P. Koets, P. Langendijk, G.J. van Essen, M.A.M. Taverne, J.H.M. Verheijden

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The objective of this study was to determine whether intestinal blood flow can be measured adequately in group-housed animals using the recently developed Physiogear (TM) I wireless flowmeter. We used the weaner pig as one of many possible animal models. Four 7-kg piglets were instrumented with a 3-mm flowprobe around the superior mesenteric artery (SMA) and SMA flow was measured pre- and post-weaning. During measurements, behavior was recorded. The piglets did not show any abnormal behavior and were not restrained by the flowmeter. Severe reductions (> 75%) in SMA flow coincided with nursing (pre-weaning) and aggressive behavior (post-weaning) and were only short-lived. Our results demonstrate that the Physiogear (TM) I flowmeter can be used to measure flow in group-housed animals without any human contact, providing the opportunity to relate flow measurements to undisturbed animal behavior. (c) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	159-162
Journal	Livestock Science
Volume	108
Issue number	1-3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.livsci.2007.01.039
Publication status	Published - 2007

Keywords

SMA blood flow
Weaner pig
Wireless flow measurements

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