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Novos desenvolvimentos na nutrição dos leitões nas fases de crescimento e terminação. [PDF]
, 2012 Projeto/Plano de Ação: 03.07.05 ...
ATHAYDE, N. B. +3 more
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The effects of immunocastration on male pig yield parameters and meat quality [PDF]
, 2017 The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of immunocastration on pork meat and carcass quality, compared to meat from surgically castrated males and entire males.
Aleksić, Jelena +6 more
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Early immunocastration of male pigs [PDF]
, 2011 The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of prepubertal or early pubertal vaccination against GnRH using Improvac® (Pfizer Ltd.) on boar taint, reproductive organs, anabolic hormones, cytochrome P450 enzymes, performance and behaviour. Crossbred male pigs (n=192) were randomly allocated to four groups: one group surgically castrated without
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The Effect of Immunocastration on Some Meat Quality Characteristics
Scientific Papers Animal Science and Biotechnologies, 2023 Surgical castration of male pigs has become increasingly less accepted at present due to the fact that it is a direct animal welfare concern. UE welfare conditions demand that this method be dropped starting 2018 in order to eliminate the stress and associated pain it induces.
Ioana Andronie +3 more
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Immunocastration Inmunocastración Imunocastração
Revista Colombiana de Ciencias Pecuarias, 2011 Immunocastration (IC) of pigs during their finishing phase avoids the traumatic castration surgery (Q) still practiced in many countries to prevent boar taint in pork. We have not found reports on IC evaluated on culled adult boars.
Jorge H Agudelo Trujillo +2 more
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Consumer preferences for dry-cured ham in Spain and Italy: Impact of marbling, sex and castration methods of pigs [PDF]
Dry-cured hams come from either surgically castrated males (to avoid boar taint) or from intact females, but immunocastration method has been proposed to improve animal welfare in males and marbling in females.
Blanco, Mireia +6 more
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AgriculturePig producers in Europe adopt different production methods for male pig fattening. More than half of the animals are surgically castrated. The different interpretations of animal welfare in different countries lead to market differentiation and ...
Mandes Verhaagh
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SUREVEG - Strip-cropping and recycling of waste for biodiverse and resoURce-Efficient intensive VEGetable production [PDF]
, 2019 The rise in demand for organically grown vegetables requires further optimization of the current organic cultivation systems, with even more attention for biodiversity and soil fertility.
Barbry, Joran, Willekens, Koen
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Carcass traits of Mangalitsa pigs - effect of immunocastration
, 2023 This research was aimed at evaluating carcass differences between surgical and immunocastrated fatteners of Mangalitsa breed. The study comprised 23 male pigs kept under the identical managament conditions and divided in the two groups: surgically castrated (SC, n=11) and immunocastrated (IC, n=12).
Savić, Radomir +6 more
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Testes Weight Is Not A Reliable Tool for Discriminating Immunocastrates from Entire Males [PDF]
, 2015 In view of the criticism regarding the piglet castration as currently practiced, one of the alternatives is the active immunisation against the hypothalamic GnRH hormone referred to as immunocastration.
Candek-Potokar, M +2 more
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