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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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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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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THE EFFECT OF DIETARY FIBRE CONTENT ON SKATOLE AND INDOLE PRODUCTION IN FAECES OF IMMUNOCASTRATED MALE PIGS [PDF]
Poljoprivreda, 2015 The effect of dietary fibre content on intestinal production of indolic compounds was studied in immunocastrated pigs (IC). In addition, entire males (EM) and IC were compared on control diet (with low fibre content).
Martin Škrlep +5 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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The effect of mixing entire male pigs prior to transport to slaughter on behaviour, welfare and carcass lesions [PDF]
, 2014 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.
A Stukenborg +36 more
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Reproductive benefits and reduced investment in parental care behavior associated with reproductive groups of males in Abudefduf troschelii [PDF]
PeerJ, 2023 Fishes of the family Pomacentridae present a wide diversity of mating systems, ranging from polygyny to promiscuity and from individual territorial defense to the establishment of reproductive colonies of males.
Mariana Solís-Mendoza +3 more
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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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A new species of Anadia (Reptilia, Squamata) from the Venezuelan 'Lost World', northern South America [PDF]
, 2011 A new gymnophthalmid lizard of the genus Anadia Gray, 1845 is described from the summit of Abakapá-tepui, Bolívar State, Venezuela, between 2200-2242 m elevation. The new species, Anadia mcdiarmidi sp.
Kok, Philippe J.R., Rivas, Gilson A.
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Evaluation of producing and marketing entire male pigs [PDF]
NJAS: Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences, 2016 This paper presents the results of a research program that was aimed at evaluating: (1) sensory evaluation of meat from entire male pigs, (2) preventive measures to reduce boar taint prevalence, (3) accuracy of detection for boar taint, and (4) the relationship between farm management characteristics and levels of mounting and aggressive behaviour of ...
Backus, G.B.C. +14 more
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