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Potential sensitivity of pork production situations aiming at high-quality products to the use of entire male pigs as an alternative to surgical castrates [PDF]
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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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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Alternatives to Piglet Castration: From Issues to Solutions [PDF]
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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Welfare Aspects of Raising Entire Male Pigs and Immunocastrates
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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Raising Entire Males or Immunocastrates – Outlook on Meat Quality
Procedia Food Science, 2015 European 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 ...
Nina Batorek Lukac +2 more
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Adipose Tissue Gene Expression of Entire Male, Immunocastrated and Surgically Castrated Pigs
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 ...
Klavdija Poklukar +2 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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Animals, 2019 There are indications of reduced meat quality in entire male pigs (EMs) in comparison to surgically castrated pigs (SCs); however, the differences are not strongly confirmed, and the etiology is not clarified.
Martin Škrlep +4 more
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Amino and fatty acid profile, chemical composition and pork quality in entire males, castrates and gilts [PDF]
Acta Fytotechnica et Zootechnica, 2020 Forty-two pigs, entire males, surgical castrates and gilts, was randomly selected for the experiment. After reaching the average live weight of 105 kg, pigs were slaughtered. Significant differences (P
Ivan Bahelka
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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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