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Review on keeping entire male pigs

, 2023
The practice of surgical castration raises concerns regarding animal welfare. Raising entire or intact male pigs is an alternative to castration. In addition to offering an alternative to an aversive treatment, entire males offer several advantages in terms of improved feed efficiency, reduced feed intake and enhanced protein deposition.
Kongsted, Hanne, Patt, Antonia
openaire   +2 more sources

Strategies to Meet Nutritional Requirements and Reduce Boar Taint in Meat from Entire Male Pigs and Immunocastrates

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, Nathalie Quiniou, Hanne Maribo, Galia Zamaratskaia, Peadar G. Lawlor   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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, Bučko Ondřej, Stupka Roman, Čítek Jaroslav, Hozáková Katarína   +4 more
doaj  

Resource efficiency and economic implications of alternatives to surgical castration without anaesthesia

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, C. Montanari, T. Fowler, W. Baltussen   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effect of faecal soiling on skatole and androstenone occurrence in organic entire male pigs

Animal, 2015
Production of entire male pigs could be a future strategy for organic pig production. However, production of entire males leads to increased risk of carcasses with elevated boar taint levels.
R. Thomsen, S.A. Edwards, B.B. Jensen, T. Rousing, J.T. Sørensen   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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, Maria Font-i-Furnols, Igor Tomasevič, Michel Bonneau   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effect of immunocastration on sex glands of male Mangulica (Swallow-bellied Mangalitsa) pigs

Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia
The objective of this research was to study the effect of immunocastration on the morphometric characteristics of sex glands in male Swallow-bellied Mangalitsa pigs. The study included 24 animals (13 entire and 11 immunocastrated males).
Marija Gogić, Čedomir Radović, Marjeta Čandek-Potokar, Milica Petrović, Dragan Radojković, Nenad Parunović, Radomir Savić   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Quality Characteristics and Composition of the Muscle from Entire and Castrate Elk in Korea [PDF]

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences, 2016
The objective of the research was to determine the chemical composition as well as the physicochemical properties of the longissimus muscle from Korean entire and castrate elk. Twelve elk stags were raised and fed on concentrate with ad libitum hay.
Sang-Woo Kim, Kwan-Woo Kim, Seong-Bok Park, Myung-Jick Kim, Dong-Gyun Yim   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Performances, meat quality and boar taint of castrates and entire male pigs fed a standard and a raw potato starch-enriched diet

Animal, 2008
In Europe there is increasing concern about the common practice of surgical castration of piglets without anaesthesia. One possible alternative to completely avoid castration is entire male pig production.
C. Pauly, P. Spring, J.V. O’Doherty, S. Ampuero Kragten, G. Bee   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cup‐Like Nuclei Is a Hallmark of DUX4/ERG Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia and Reveals Cytoplasmic Mitochondria Accumulation

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Cup‐like nuclei are a distinctive morphological feature observed in certain cases of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). We provide evidence that they characterize DUX4/ERG ALL independently of IKZF1 deletion and reveal marked mitochondrial accumulation in this ALL subset.
Chloé Arfeuille, Hugo Roux, Odile Fenneteau, Aurélie Caye‐Eude, Alexia Kinoo, Yoann Vial, André Baruchel, Marion Strullu, Elodie Lainey, Hélène Cavé   +9 more
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