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Supressing carotid body signalling through carotid sinus nerve (CSN) modulation may offer a therapeutic approach for treating such diseases. Here we anatomically and histologically characterised the CSN in the farm pig as a recommended path to translational medicine. We developed an acute <jats:italic>in vivo<\/jats:italic> porcine model to assess the application of kilohertz frequency alternating current (KHFAC) to the CSN of evoked chemo-afferent CSN responses. Our results demonstrate the feasibility of this approach in an acute setting, as KHFAC modulation was able to successfully, yet variably, block evoked chemo-afferent responses. The observed variability in blocking response is believed to reflect the complex and diverse anatomy of the porcine CSN, which closely resembles human anatomy, as well as the need for optimisation of electrodes and parameters for a human-sized nerve. 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