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Carcass and Offal Yields of Farmed Common Eland (Taurotragus oryx) Males, as Affected by Age and Immunocastration. [PDF]
Animals (Basel), 2022 Simple Summary Common eland are currently underutilized regarding their meat production potential, despite their nutritious meat. Due to their temperament and adaptability, they are well-represented in commercial farms internationally, for both ...
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BMC Genomics, 2022 Background Salivary gland (SMG) degeneration and dysfunction are common symptoms that occur after sex hormone deprivation, but the underlying mechanisms remain largely unknown.
Xingfa Han +10 more
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Consumers’ sensory acceptability of pork from immunocastrated male pigs [PDF]
Meat Science, 2008 Boar taint is the off-odour or off flavour of cooked pork. Currently, the most common method of controlling boar taint is surgical castration. However, immunocastration has been used in some parts of the world as an alternative to surgical castration. The aim of this study was to evaluate the sensory acceptability of meat from immunocastrated pigs (IM)
Font i Furnols, Maria +10 more
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Animals, 2021 It is desirable to increase fatness in gilts destined for Teruel dry-cured ham production. A total of 192 Duroc × (Landrace × Large White) gilts of 40.3 ± 4.80 kg body weight (BW) were used to assess the impact of immunocastration and feeding on growth ...
Leticia Pérez-Ciria +4 more
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Immunocastration of Male Pigs – Situation Today
Procedia Food Science, 2015 AbstractImmunological castration of male pigs is an attractive alternative to surgical castration and nowadays is increasingly used in many countries to reduce boar taint and improve pork quality. Moreover, immunocastrated pigs showed reduced sexual and aggressive behaviour compared to entire male pigs, thus improving animal welfare.
Zamaratskaia, Galia +1 more
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Immunocastrated female pigs’ social and feeding behaviour
Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia, 2022 ABSTRACT This study compared the social and feeding behaviour of immunocastrated female pigs using different immunocastration protocols. We used seventy-two gilts from industrial crossbreeding (Agroceres × Topigs) at 15 weeks of age. The pigs were distributed in a randomised design with three treatments.
Daniela Regina Klein +8 more
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Effects of Field Pea Diet and Immunocastration in Heavy Pigs on Fresh Pork and Dry-Cured Ham
Agriculture, 2023 Peas are an alternative to soybeans to supply protein in livestock feeds. Immunocastration avoids surgical castration of male pigs and increases fat deposition in female pigs.
I. Argemí-Armengol +5 more
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Animals, 2021 The aim of this study was to investigate whether the well-known positive effects of immunocastration on the behavior and welfare of pigs persist under varying environments.
Linda Steybe +3 more
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Alternatives to piglet castration: from issues to solutions [PDF]
, 2021 Because castrated male pigs convert feed into meat less efficiently than entire males, they are less efficient regarding the utilization of resources. Moreover, surgical castration without pain relief is painful to the piglet.
Bonneau, Michel +3 more
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Testicular morphometry as a tool to evaluate the efficiency of immunocastration in lambs. [PDF]
Anim Reprod, 2022 This study aimed to evaluate the efficiency of immunocastration in lambs using testicular morphometry. Thirty lambs were randomly divided into two treatments (subcutaneous administration of 1.0 mL and 0.5 mL of an anti-GnRH vaccine) and a control group ...
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