Welfare Aspects of Raising Entire Male Pigs and Immunocastrates [PDF]
Animals, 2020 For a long time, scientists assumed that newborns have a severely limited sense of pain (if any). However, this assumption is wrong and led to a “start of the exit” from piglet surgical castration.
Eberhard von Borell +6 more
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How to Improve Meat Quality and Welfare in Entire Male Pigs by Genetics [PDF]
Animals, 2021 Giving up surgical castration is desirable to avoid pain during surgery but breeding entire males raises issues on meat quality, particularly on boar taint, and aggression.
Catherine Larzul
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Penile Injuries in Immunocastrated and Entire Male Pigs of One Fattening Farm [PDF]
Animals, 2017 Penile injuries in boars have been discussed as a relevant welfare problem in pork production with entire males (EM). The incidence of penile injuries with immunocastrated boars has not been described so far.
Simon Reiter +4 more
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Male Reproductive Organ Weight: Criteria for Detection of Androstenone-Positive Carcasses in Immunocastrated and Entire Male Pigs [PDF]
Animals, 2023 Immunocastration and rearing of entire males (EMs) are sustainable alternatives to surgical castration. However, these animal carcasses have variable risk of boar taint and should be identified at the slaughter line.
Gregor Fazarinc +9 more
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Eating Quality of Pork from Entire Male Pigs after Dietary Supplementation with Hydrolysable Tannins [PDF]
Animals, 2023 Boar taint is an unpleasant odour and flavour released during heat treatment of pork from uncastrated male pigs. The two main compounds responsible for boar taint are androstenone and skatole. Androstenone is a steroid hormone formed in the testis during
Ivan Bahelka +5 more
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Sensory Profiling and Liking of Salami and Pancetta from Immunocastrated, Surgically Castrated and Entire Male Pigs [PDF]
Animals, 2021 Consumer studies on acceptability of pork from immunocastrates (IC) and entire males (EM) are of primary importance, if these alternatives are to replace surgical castration (SC) of piglets.
Sylwia Żakowska-Biemans +4 more
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Growth performance, carcass characteristics and meat quality of group-penned surgically castrated, immunocastrated (Improvac®) and entire male pigs and individually penned entire male pigs [PDF]
Animal, 2009 The objective of the study was to compare growth performance, carcass characteristics, meat quality and fatty acid composition of the adipose tissue of group-penned barrows, immunocastrated boars and entire males.
C. Pauly +4 more
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The effect of mixing entire male pigs prior to transport to slaughter on behaviour, welfare and carcass lesions. [PDF]
PLoS One, 2015 peer-reviewedData set for article is also provided.Research is needed to validate lesions recorded at meat inspection as indicators of pig welfare on farm.
van Staaveren N +3 more
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Towards entire male pigs in Europe: a perspective from the Spanish supply chain [PDF]
Research in Veterinary Science, 2016 In pig production, surgical castration is primarily performed to avoid boar taint and for management purposes. The European Commission plans to end surgical piglet castration voluntarily by 2018.
Avena, Maria +7 more
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Strategies to Meet Nutritional Requirements and Reduce Boar Taint in Meat from Entire Male Pigs and Immunocastrates [PDF]
Animals, 2020 This paper reviews the current knowledge on the nutritional requirements of entire male and immunocastrated pigs to obtain an efficient growth, low boar taint level, and good carcass and meat quality.
Giuseppe Bee +4 more
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