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Adipose Tissue Gene Expression of Entire Male, Immunocastrated and Surgically Castrated Pigs [PDF]
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2021 Differences in adipose tissue deposition and properties between pig male sex categories, i.e., entire males (EM), immunocastrates (IC) and surgical castrates (SC) are relatively well-characterized, whereas the underlying molecular mechanisms are still not fully understood.
Klavdija Poklukar +7 more
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Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 2021 The objective of this study was to evaluate carcass characteristics and meat quality of surgically castrated and immunocastrated male pigs. Data were collected from 24 surgically castrated pigs and 24 immunocastrated male entire originating from the ...
HENRIQUE C.M. MUNIZ +7 more
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Animals, 2017 Two hundred and ninety four pigs were used with the aim to develop a dietary management strategy using Lupinus albus L. (albus lupins) to reduce the increase in feed intake and subsequent increase in carcass fatness in pigs immunized against ...
Karen Moore +3 more
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Performance and intestinal responses to dehulling and inclusion level of Australian sweet lupins (Lupinus angustifolius L.) in diets for weaner pigs [PDF]
, 2012 A total of 180 entire male weaner pigs weighing 6.4 ± 0.1. kg (mean ± SEM) and housed in pairs was used in a completely randomised block design with 9 dietary treatments (n= 10 pens). Pigs were blocked based on weaning weight.
Heo, J.M. +3 more
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Alternatives to Piglet Castration: From Issues to Solutions
Animals, 2021 Because castrated male pigs convert feed into meat less efficiently than entire males, they are less efficient regarding the utilization of resources [...]
Ulrike Weiler +3 more
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Animal, 2007 Boar taint is a major meat-quality defect in pigs and is due to excessive accumulation of skatole and androstenone in adipose tissue. The present work investigated the relationship between carcass weight, levels of skatole and androstenone in adipose ...
S.I. Nicolau-Solano +3 more
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Animals, 2019 This paper reviews the pros and cons of various alternatives to the surgical castration of male piglets without pain relief. Castration is mostly motivated by the presence of boar taint in the meat from some entire male pigs.
Michel Bonneau, Ulrike Weiler
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Influence of breed and slaughter weight on boar taint prevalence in entire male pigs
Animal, 2011 Piétrain (P), Large White (LW) and Belgian Landrace stress negative (BN) boars were slaughtered at 50, 70, 90 or 110 kg live weight to investigate breed differences and the effect of slaughter weight on boar taint prevalence. Boar taint was quantified by
M. Aluwé +6 more
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In vivo effect of dried chicory root (Cichorium intybus L.) on xenobiotica metabolising cytochrome P450 enzymes in porcine liver [PDF]
, 2011 Cytochrome P450 (CYP) enzymes are widely studied for their involvement in metabolism of drugs and endogenous compounds. In porcine liver, CYP1A2,2Aand 2E1 are important for the metabolism of skatole.Feeding chicory roots to pigs is known to decrease the ...
Ekstrand, Bo +2 more
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Animal, 2013 In today's production systems, pigs raised for slaughter are mixed many times, resulting in stress and fighting. The negative consequences of mixing are probably more severe with entire males than with castrates, as they fight more.
L. Rydhmer +4 more
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