Does Immunocastration Affect Behaviour and Body Lesions in Heavy Pigs? [PDF]
Veterinary Sciences, 2022 Immunocastration has been pointed out as an alternative to surgical castration; though, most of the scientific studies were performed in light pig production.
Michela Minero, Joel Filipe
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Accessory sex glands as a tool to measure the efficacy of immunocastration in male pigs
Animal, 2010 The use of an anti-gonadotropin-releasing hormone vaccine for immunocastration of male pigs has been recently approved in the European Union. This technique is potentially useful for avoiding both castration-associated pain for the animal and boar taint ...
M. Bonneau
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Towards the Abandonment of Surgical Castration in Pigs: How is Immunocastration Perceived by Italian Consumers? [PDF]
Animals, 2019 Immunocastration of pigs represents an alternative method to surgical castration, being more respectful of animal welfare. However, this new technology may not be accepted by consumers due to their perception of possible risks tied to the use of the ...
Jorgelina di Pasquale +2 more
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Influence of Immunocastration and Diet on Meat and Fat Quality of Heavy Female and Male Pigs [PDF]
Animals, 2021 Two experiments were carried out; one with female pigs and the other with male pigs destined for Teruel dry-cured ham production, to evaluate the effect of immunocastration (entire gilts-EG vs.
Francisco Javier Miana-Mena +2 more
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Assessing salivary cortisol and testosterone as non-invasive biomarkers for GnRH-immunocastration efficiency in heavy pigs [PDF]
BMC Veterinary ResearchBackground Efforts to enhance animal welfare have led to the investigation of alternative methods of performing surgical castration on young pigs that induce stress and anxiety.
E. Atallah +8 more
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Efficiency of immunocastration with an anti-gonadotropin-releasing hormone vaccine on cryptorchid bulls [PDF]
Journal of Veterinary Medical Science, 2023 journal articleCryptorchid bulls have low economic value owing to the effects of masculinization. Moreover, surgical removal of an ectopic testis is difficult in certain clinical cases.
Yoichi Inoue, Keiichi Hisaeda
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A Scenario Analysis for Implementing Immunocastration as a Single Solution for Piglet Castration
Animals, 2022 Painful castration of male piglets to avoid boar taint can potentially be replaced by three more ethical alternatives: entire male production in combination with a detection method, immunocastration (an active vaccination against the gonadotrophin ...
Li Lin-Schilstra, Paul T. M. Ingenbleek
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GnRH-Based Immunocastration Vaccines: Comparative Analysis and Role in Boar Taint Reduction [PDF]
VaccinesBoar taint is a persistent challenge in pork production, caused primarily by the accumulation of androstenone and skatole in adipose tissue. It affects 5–40% of uncastrated male pigs and is perceived negatively by a substantial proportion of consumers ...
Jisang Kim +2 more
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Immunocastration in adult boars as a model for late‐onset hypogonadism
Andrology, 2022 Abstract Background While immunocastration has been studied in male pre‐pubertal pigs, data on older, sexually mature animals are limited. To understand the physiological effects of androgen deprivation in the late sexual development phase, we compared mature immunocastrated boars (n = 19; average age = 480 days) to young male immunocastrated pigs (n =
Nina Batorek Lukac, Martin Škrlep
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Valorisation of Culled Iberian Sows Through the Montanera System: Immunocastration, Welfare and Sustainable Production [PDF]
AnimalsDespite their substantial contributions to herd productivity, culled sows typically receive minimal economic valorisation. This study evaluated the feasibility of finishing culled Iberian sows under free-range conditions (montanera finishing system) and ...
Javier García-Gudiño +5 more
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