Influences on the Decision to Euthanize a Compromised Pig.

The decision to euthanize a compromised pig can be challenging for pig farmers and veterinarians. To understand more about the challenges in Germany, a cross-sectional online survey was conducted. Based on a hybrid design, the responses of 39 veterinarians and 62 pig farmers were analyzed to generate a list of common clinical signs associated with the euthanasia of sows, fatteners, and piglets.

Landscape review about the decision to euthanize a compromised pig.

Timely euthanasia of a compromised pig in farming practice has been identified as a critical topic in veterinary medicine. The questions 'why and when are pigs euthanized' and 'what influences the decision making process' need to be answered to improve the situation. In the past five years, work addressing these issues has been published in the literature, however, a synthesis of the findings is missing.

Case Study: Using a Shared International Database to Document Veterinary Consumption of Antibiotics in Pakistan.

In this paper, we present a case study of Pakistan documenting the use of antimicrobial drugs in poultry flocks in the VetCAb-ID database. Unlike other databases, this system allows international users to upload their data directly. Based on expert interviews and a review of the latest publications on the topic, we provide an alternative approach to harmonizing data collection among countries.

[The therapeutic system, CODIC].

CODIC-COmputeriseD Infusion Control is the first universally applicable therapeutic system which can be programmed by the user. CODIC consists of a monitoring unit for IMED 929 infusion pump. It is the first open therapeutic system in the "no demand" mode which is not only programmed but can also be programmed and modified by the user.

[Infusion-controlled Tramal-anaesthesia (author's transl)].

The author reports a new technique of balanced anaesthesia using a pump-controlled 0.1% solution of Tramadol instead of the inhalation of halothane, enflurane or infusion of neuroleptanalgetic agents. Tramadol (Tramal) is a new analgetic drug without side effects: no postnarcotic respiratory depression, sickness or vomiting do not occur, and it does not interfere with the cardiovascular system.

["Dinamap"--a new automatic indirect blood pressure registration device for anaesthetized patients (author's transl)].

The "Dinamap" measures automatically using a non invasive technique the arterial systolic, diastolic and mean pressure and the pulse rate. Its accuracy is comparable with invasive transducer monitoring. The device is automatically zero-controlled and is based on the oscillometric procedure.

[Anaesthetic gas suction device for the Takaoka-Respirator ("Ventex") (author's transl)].

Due to its basic principle the Takaoka-Respirator uses essentially a higher gas flow per minute then the normal anesthesia-circuit-system. In order to avoid any air-pollution we have recently constructed a special airtight plastic box (Ventex) with fittings for the respirator and its manometer.