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Trimming tusks in the Yucatan minipig

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The Yucatan minipig boar's tusks grow continuously throughout its life. Although these animals tend to be gentle in disposition, boars used in biomedical research should have their tusks trimmed to avoid injury to personnel as well as discomfort to the animal. The authors describe in detail a tusk-trimming procedure.

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Figure 1: Adult Yucatan minipig boar.
Figure 2: The Yucatan minipig's mandibular canine tooth (a) is triangular in shape with a sharp edge.
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  1. Biomedical Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Mississippi State University, PO Box 6100, MS 39762, Mississippi State

    Diana L. Eubanks DVM, MS & Konstantin Gilbo PhD

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Correspondence to Diana L. Eubanks DVM, MS.

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Eubanks, D., Gilbo, K. Trimming tusks in the Yucatan minipig. Lab Anim 34, 35–38 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/laban1005-35

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