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Trimming tusks in the Yucatan minipig
Diana L Eubanks1, Konstantin Gilbo
1Biomedical Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Mississippi State University, PO Box 6100, Mississippi State, MS 39762, USA. deubanks@cvm.msstate.edu
Lab Animal
|October 1, 2005
Abstract:
The Yucatan minipig boar's tusks grow continuously throughout its life. Although these animals tend to be gentle in disposition, boars used in biomedical research should have their tusks trimmed to avoid injury to personnel as well as discomfort to the animal. The authors describe in detail a tusk-trimming procedure.