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Sustainability of Pork Production with Immunocastration in Europe [PDF]
Sustainability, 2019 Immunocastration, a technique to replace surgical castration of piglets, consists of two consecutive vaccinations to induce antibodies which transiently suppress testicular functions and avoid boar taint. It is a method to ensure both a high product quality and a high level of animal welfare.
Kevin Kress +4 more
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Foods, 2020 This study investigates the combined effect of immunocastration, dietary protein level (low, medium or high) and ractopamine hydrochloride supplementation (0 or 10 mg/kg) on the adipose concentrations of androstenone, skatole and indole in pigs, and ...
Tersia Needham +4 more
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Meat Science, 2023 Pork belly is an important and heterogeneous cut, characterized by its fat content. Immunocastration is an alternative to surgical castration that can modify the composition of carcasses and cuts and it can affect at its processing.
M. Font-i-Furnols +6 more
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Resource efficiency and economic implications of alternatives to surgical castration without anaesthesia [PDF]
, 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.
Baltussen, W.H.M. +3 more
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Meat Science, 2023 A total of 32 fresh hams intended for the Spanish Protected Designation of Origin "Teruel ham" were used to evaluate the impact of gilt immunocastration (vs. entire gilts) on weight losses during the dry-curing process.
L. Pérez-Ciria +5 more
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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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Oral Vaccine Formulation for Immunocastration Using a Live-Attenuated Salmonella ΔSPI2 Strain as an Antigenic Vector. [PDF]
Vaccines (Basel)Immunization against Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone (GnRH) has been successfully explored and developed for the parenteral inoculation of animals, aimed at controlling fertility, reducing male aggressiveness, and preventing boar taint. Although effective,
Bucarey SA +4 more
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Monitoring of behavior, sex hormones and boar taint compounds during the vaccination program for immunocastration in three sire lines [PDF]
, 2019 Immunocastration (vaccination against boar taint) is an alternative method to prevent boar taint without the need for surgical castration. This study investigates the evolution of boar taint compounds in serum and fat, serum steroid compounds as well as ...
Aluwé, M +9 more
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Towards entire male pigs in Europe: a perspective from the Spanish supply chain [PDF]
, 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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Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Volume 137, Issue 6, Page 545-558, November 2020., 2020 Abstract Pig production contributes to environmental pollution through excretion of phosphorus and nitrogenous compounds. European pig production requires annual imports of currently 36 million tons of soya bean, because domestic plant protein sources often do not meet the required protein quality.
Claudia Kasper +3 more
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