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Castration of male livestock and the potential of immunocastration to improve animal welfare and production traits : invited review [PDF]

, 2017
CITATION: Needham, T., Lambrechts, H. & Hoffman, L. C. 2017. Castration of male livestock and the potential of immunocastration to improve animal welfare and production traits : invited Review.
T. Needham, Lambrechts, H., Hoffman, L.C., L.C. Hoffman, H. Lambrechts, Needham, T., Hoffman, L. C.   +6 more
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Bones, reproductive organs and carcass characteristics of entire, early and late immunocastrated male pigs

Animal
Immunocastration has been introduced in pig production in order to combine the reduction of undesired characteristics of meat and improvement of animal welfare with achieving the highest possible production results.
I. Božičković, D. Radojković, R. Savić, M. Popovac, A. Brun, J. Soler, R. Lizardo, M. Font-i-Furnols   +7 more
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Immunocontraceptives: New Approaches to Fertility Control

BioMed Research International, Volume 2014, Issue 1, 2014., 2014
The rapidly increasing global population has bowed the attention of family planning and associated reproductive health programmes in the direction of providing a safe and reliable method which can be used to limit family size. The world population is estimated to exceed a phenomenal 10 billion by the year 2050 A.D., thus presenting a real jeopardy of ...
Kiranjeet Kaur, Vijay Prabha, Christian Schwentner   +2 more
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Considerations on the performance of immunocastrated male pigs

Animal, 2011
With the ongoing social pressure on surgical castration of pigs, an increase in the population of pigs that are either not castrated or immunocastrated (IC) can be expected. In both cases, their nutrient requirements and performance will differ from surgically castrated pigs and will require changes in their management. Immunocastration is performed by
Sam Millet, Kwinten Gielkens, Daniël De Brabander, GeertP.J. Janssens   +3 more
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Influence of Immunocastration on Slaughter Traits and Boar Taint Compounds in Pigs Originating from Three Different Terminal Sire Lines

Animals, 2021
The aim of the research was to investigate the influence of terminal sire line (TSL) and male category (MC) on carcass and meat quality of commercial fatteners. The study was performed on 180 pigs originating from three terminal sire lines: A (Pietrain ×
Ivona Djurkin Kušec, Emilija Cimerman, Martin Škrlep, Danijel Karolyi, Kristina Gvozdanović, Miodrag Komlenić, Žarko Radišić, Goran Kušec   +7 more
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Effects of a Commercial Canine Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone Vaccination on Intact Male Llamas and Alpacas

Journal of Vaccines, Volume 2013, Issue 1, 2013., 2013
We have investigated the effect of immunization against gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH) using a commercial canine GnRH vaccine on testosterone concentration, testicular volume, testicular histology, and intermale behavior in intact male llamas and alpacas.
C. E. Donovan, J. L. Grossman, K. M. Patton, S. Lamb, G. Bobe, M. A. Kutzler, Phillip R. Pittman   +6 more
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Belgian consumers' attitude towards surgical castration and immunocastration of piglets

, 2009
In the vast majority of European countries, piglets are surgically castrated in order to eliminate the risk of boor taint, an odour or flavour that can be present when pork from entire males is cooked.
Verbeke, Wim, Tuyttens, Frank, Vanhonacker, Filiep   +2 more
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The effect of immunocastration on adipose tissue deposition and composition in pigs

animal, 2021
Immunocastrated pigs (IC) exhibit intensive fat deposition after immunisation, but the underlying mechanisms of intensified fat metabolism and deposition are not yet fully understood. Moreover, there is also a lack of comparative studies performed on IC, entire males (EM) and surgical castrates (SC).
K. Poklukar, M. Čandek-Potokar, M. Vrecl, N. Batorek-Lukač, G. Fazarinc, K. Kress, U. Weiler, V. Stefanski, M. Škrlep   +8 more
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Welfare of beef cattle

EFSA Journal, Volume 23, Issue 7, July 2025.
Abstract This Scientific Opinion provides an assessment of beef cattle welfare focusing on risks related to flooring, water access, nutrition and feeding, high environmental temperatures, lack of environmental enrichment, lack of outdoor access, minimum space allowance and mixing practices. In addition, risks related to pasture and feedlots, weaning of
EFSA Panel on Animal Health and Welfare (AHAW), Søren Saxmose Nielsen, Julio Alvarez, Anette Boklund, Sabine Dippel, Fernanda Dorea, Jordi Figuerola, Mette S. Herskin, Virginie Michel, Miguel Angel Miranda Chueca, Eleonora Nannoni, Romolo Nonno, Anja B. Riber, Karl Stahl, Jan Arend Stegeman, Hans‐Hermann Thulke, Frank Tuyttens, Giulio Cozzi, Ute Knierim, Sònia Martí, Siobhan Mullan, Sean Ashe, Giulia Cecchinato, Eliana Lima, Olaf Mosbach‐Schulz, Marika Vitali, Martina Benedetta Zanna, Christoph Winckler   +27 more
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Immunocastration as Welfare Improvement in Outdoor Pig Production Systems [PDF]

Renowned for their high-quality meat from autochthonous breeds like the Iberian and Bísaro pigs, extensive pig farms prioritize animals’ welfare as a crucial factor in maintaining meat quality. In these systems, pig welfare results from the importance of
Payan-Carreira, Rita, Botelho-Fontela, Sofia, Esteves, Alexandra, Paixão, Gustavo   +3 more
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