Research Topic

Veterinary Pharmacology and Anesthesia

This cluster of papers focuses on pain management, anesthesia, and welfare assessment in laboratory animals, with a specific emphasis on the use of tramadol, pharmacokinetics of analgesic drugs, behavioral assessment of pain, and postoperative pain management. The papers cover various routes and volumes of drug administration, development of pain assessment scales, evaluation of analgesic efficacy, and the impact of different anesthetic agents on animal welfare.