ABSTRACT
The purpose of this chapter is to provide practical advice on anesthetic procedures in swine. An emphasis on the physiological effects of injectable anesthetics and cardiopulmonary bypass procedures is included in this publication. Recent veterinary publications (Riebold et al., 1995; Thurmon and Benson, 1996) provide an overview of anesthesia in swine with an emphasis on agricultural and pet pig procedures. Reviews of agents used in cardiovascular research (Thurmon and Tranquilli, 1986) and laboratory animal medicine (Flecknell, 1996; Hawk and Leary, 2005; Kohn et al., 1997; Swindle et al., 2002) are also available.
