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The Miniature Pig: A Large Animal Model for Cochlear Implant Research
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2022
Miniature pigs (mini-pigs) are an ideal large animal model for research into cochlear implants. Cochlear implantation surgery in mini-pigs can be utilized to provide initial evidence of the safety and potential performance of novel electrode arrays and surgical approaches in a living system similar to human beings.
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Porcine Aorta Isolation: A Surgical Procedure to Excise the Thoracic Aorta From Miniature Pigs for Downstream Analysis
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2025
In this video, we demonstrate a procedure for the surgical removal of the aorta from miniature pigs. Endothelial cells harvested from these isolated aortae can be further cultured in in vitro conditions to study coagulation and immune responses.
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Echocardiography Recording in Awake Miniature Pigs
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2023
A simple cart construct, built to perform research echocardiography in standing awake minipigs, is described, along with building considerations, training techniques, and representative ultrasound images.
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A Preclinical Model of Orthotopic Heart Transplantation in Bama Miniature Pigs Using Biatrial Technique
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2025
This study proposes a preclinical orthotopic heart transplantation model in Bama miniature pigs, utilizing the biatrial technique. The model is applicable for transplant immunology, drug evaluation, and surgical technique optimization, providing support for clinical heart transplantation applications.
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Compound Administration in a Pig Model
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2026
All animal procedures described here must be conducted in accordance with institutional animal ethics guidelines and approved by IACUC. All procedures must follow the principles of the 3Rs—Replacement, Reduction, and Refinement—and must be performed by trained personnel. Administration of medications, experimental drugs, and other test substances in pigs requires an appropriate route based on study objectives, compound properties, and animal welfare considerations. Noninvasive delivery through...
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These similarities allow investigators to examine biological processes and intervention responses in a living organism whose relevant features resemble those of humans. The model therefore adds whole-organism context that isolated laboratory findings cannot provide alone. This is particularly useful when researchers need to evaluate how development, cardiovascular function, metabolism, skin, dental biology, or tissue repair respond together.
A smaller body size can make housing and handling more practical than they would be with larger swine. It also supports longitudinal monitoring, meaning researchers can follow biological changes over time in the same living subject. That repeated observation helps connect controlled experimental procedures with measurable changes in development, disease-related biology, or responses to medical interventions.
Whole-organism observation captures responses that emerge from interactions among multiple biological systems rather than from a single isolated component. In a miniature pig study, controlled procedures and measurable biological endpoints can show whether an intervention produces detectable effects in the living subject. These findings help link laboratory results with broader biological responses before clinical investigation.
The model supports investigations across several areas of biology, including development, cardiovascular function, metabolism, skin, dental biology, and tissue repair. This range reflects its usefulness for studying both normal biological processes and responses associated with disease or intervention. Researchers can select a relevant system and assess outcomes through controlled procedures and measurable endpoints.
A study begins by selecting a biological question and establishing controlled procedures appropriate to that question. Researchers then monitor the living organism and collect measurable biological endpoints related to the process or intervention being examined. Finally, they interpret the results as whole-organism responses, using the findings to connect laboratory observations with possible clinical research relevance.
It is especially useful when researchers need evidence that extends beyond laboratory findings toward clinical investigation. The model can provide information about how an intervention or biological process behaves in a living organism, while its practical size supports handling and longitudinal monitoring. Applications include studies of cardiovascular function, metabolism, skin, dental biology, development, and tissue repair.