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Animals, 2020 Due to the strong public initiative in Europe and increased regulator focus to mitigate pain, surgical castration of pigs is being gradually abandoned, while the importance of other sex categories like entire males (EM) and immunocastrates (IC) increases.
Martin Škrlep +9 more
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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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Animal, 2019 Mineral composition and relative deposition rates in the pig’s body are used to assess the mineral net requirements for growth and input–output balances.
I. Ruiz-Ascacibar +3 more
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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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Animal, 2015 Male piglets are castrated to reduce boar taint and also to reduce aggressive and sexual behaviour. However, the procedure as traditionally performed is painful and negatively affects performance.
M. Aluwé, F.A.M. Tuyttens, S. Millet
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Raising Entire Males or Immunocastrates – Outlook on Meat Quality
Procedia Food Science, 2015 AbstractEuropean pig production faces a big challenge in the near future due to a strong initiative to abandon surgical castration of piglets. However, prior to ending of this widespread traditional practice in pig husbandry, a lot of potential problems need to be addressed in view of the adaptation of pig sector. It means that not only must boar taint
Candek-Potokar, Marjeta +2 more
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Animal, 2018 The perspective of a possible ban on surgical castration of male pigs in the EU is a real challenge for pork production systems aiming at (very) high-quality products.
M. Bonneau +5 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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Resources, Environment and SustainabilityEfforts to minimize the environmental impact of livestock production are essential for sustainable agriculture. Immunocastration, using products like Improvac®, offers an alternative to surgical castration, enabling the physiological advantages of ...
Julia Gickel, Christian Visscher
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Influence of social mixing and group size on skin lesions and mounting in organic entire male pigs
Animal, 2016 Alternatives to surgical castration are needed, due to stress and pain caused by castration of male pigs. One alternative is production of entire male pigs.
R. Thomsen +4 more
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