“…Due to anatomical and technical features, pig intubation is still complicated even for experienced professionals, requiring an average of 1.2 attempts for successful intubation (Janiszewski et al, 2014). The best intubation recumbency (Theisen et al, 2009), the use of a plastic guide (Hartmann et al, 1971) and the best anaesthesia protocols are still being developed and complications described in order to improve the intubation of pigs (Zigmantaite et al, 2018) (Kurita et al, 2022). Ketamine is the primary anaesthetic drug, mainly used for pig anaesthesia; a well-known ketamine potential side effect is hypersalivation, which can lead to laryngospasm (Heinz et al, 2006); therefore, the use of atropine in combination with ketamine is often recommended in anaesthesia protocols (Calzetta et al, 2014).…”