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Alternatives for boar taint reduction and elimination besides surgical castration and destroying testicular tissue

open access: yes, 2015
The new legislative situation raises once again the question which alternatives exist in order to avoid boar taint exist, if piglet castration would be forbidden and fattening of boars would be a common practise.
Engesser, Diana
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Influences of Immunocastration on Endocrine Parameters, Growth Performance and Carcass Quality, as Well as on Boar Taint and Penile Injuries. [PDF]

open access: yesAnimals (Basel), 2020
Zoels S   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The Use of Biochar as a Non-Nutritive Dietary Binding Agent to Control Boar Taint

open access: yes
Castration to prevent boar taint is being phased out and will leave producers without a means to produce marketable pork. Previous work showed a diet containing activated charcoal (AC) can prevent boar taint development, but AC is not an approved feed ...
Parent, Melissa
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