进度报告：欧盟的猪阉割现状檵木属

For centuries, surgical castration has been performed on pig farms ac长柱玄参ross Europe. Until recently, the procedure 平脉柃was performed without the use of anaesthesia or analgesia. But now, the EU has proposed an outright ban on surgical castration, effective 1 January, 2018. While some member states have taken great steps in the right direction, progress in other countries has been slow or non-existent, writes Melanie Epp for The Pig Site.According to Compassion in World Farming, ar麻黄属ound 90 million piglets are castrated in the EU each year. The procedure is performed for a number of reasons, including to control aggressive and sexual behavior, and to土田七 prevent ‘boar taint.’ Castration has implications for the individual animals, though, including pain, stress and increased risk of infection.

Melanie Epp在养猪网(The Pig Site)写道，几个世纪以来，整个欧洲的养猪场实施的都是手术阉割。直到最近，执行阉割程序不再使用麻醉或镇痛药剂。但是欧盟日前已经提议，全面禁止对猪手术阉割，从2018年1月1日起生效。虽然有些成员国朝正确的方向进步巨大，但是仍有其他成员国实施阉割程序进度缓慢或者根本不实施。根据世界关怀农业组织(World Farming)指示，欧盟每年阉割大约9千万头仔猪。实施阉割有许多的原因，其中包括控制有攻击性的性行为，防止公猪膻味。阉割会对动物个体产生影响，比如疼痛，对猪造成压力，增加感染的风险。