Pork Production with Entire Males: Directions for Control of Boar Taint [PDF]
Animals, 2020 Boar taint is caused by the accumulation of androstenone and skatole and other indoles in the fat; this is regulated by the balance between synthesis and degradation of these compounds and can be affected by a number of factors, including environment and
E. James Squires +2 more
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Acceptability of Dry-Cured Belly (Pancetta) from Entire Males, Immunocastrates or Surgical Castrates: Study with Slovenian Consumers [PDF]
Foods, 2019 Abandoning of male piglets castration in the European Union is a challenge for the pork production sector in particular for high-quality dry-cured traditional products.
Marjeta Čandek-Potokar +6 more
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Pig meat quality from entire males
Animal, 2009 This paper constitutes an updated review of the production and meat quality aspects of rearing entire male pigs. Since a major obstacle in rearing entire males is the incidence of boar taint, possible methods for detection are also summarised.
K. Lundström +2 more
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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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Effect of Supplementing Hydrolysable Tannins to a Grower-Finisher Diet Containing Divergent PUFA Levels on Growth Performance, Boar Taint Levels in Back Fat and Intestinal Microbiota of Entire Males. [PDF]
Animals (Basel), 2019 Simple Summary The European pig production industry needs to adapt to societal concerns regarding animal welfare. One of these concerns is the current castration practice of male piglets, which is primarily performed to avoid boar taint. Boar taint is an
Tretola M +4 more
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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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Meat quality, chemical and fatty acids composition and oxidative stability of pork from entire males, surgical castrates and gilts after betaine supplementation to diet [PDF]
Biotechnology in Animal Husbandry, 2020 This study was conducted to assess the effect of sex and betaine supplemented diet on chemical composition, cholesterol content, meat quality, fatty acids composition and oxidative stability of pork from entire males, surgical castrates and gilts.
Bahelka Ivan +4 more
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How to Improve Meat Quality and Welfare in Entire Male Pigs by Genetics
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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Resource efficiency and economic implications of alternatives to surgical castration without anaesthesia [PDF]
Animal, 2009 This paper presents an analysis of the economic implications of alternative methods to surgical castration without anaesthesia. Detailed research results on the economic implications of four different alternatives are reported: castration with local ...
K. de Roest +3 more
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Animals, 2020 Alternative solutions to the surgical castration of piglets need to be assessed because this is a particularly sensitive issue for the processing of traditional pork products.
Marjeta Čandek-Potokar +8 more
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