Evaluación de dos técnicas quirúrgicas de orquiectomía en lechones y su influencia sobre los índices productivos

Abstract

The following investigation had as objective, to evaluate two surgical techniques of orchiectomy (open and closed) and their influence on the productive indexes, developed in the Patate canton. In addition, the evaluation of healing took place through the degree of inflammation, characteristics of the wound and time; pain, through specific and nonspecific parameters (Behavior and Grimace Scale). Two treatments were used: T1 (Open technique) and T2 (Closed technique). The evaluation period was 14 days, time in which the wound healed. Within the productive parameters the following values were obtained for T1: weight gain of 5.61 kg, feed intake of 9.56 kg and feed conversion of 1.77, while for T2: weight gain of 6.23 kg . , feed intake of 10 kg and feed conversion of 1.66. Numerically a difference was found but statistically it was not significant. Likewise, for the evaluation of healing, no relationship was found between surgical techniques, since the wound resolution time was the same for both treatments (14 days), the degree of inflammation was not statistically significant, as was the characteristics of the wound. The pain was not related to the surgical technique, either in the assessment with the Grimace Scale, or with the behaviors. However, the presence of post-surgical pain was evident.