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Moving towards boar taint-free meat: an overview of alternatives to surgical castration from a chain perspective [PDF]

, 2009
The objective of this study is to review important issues in boar taint prevention without surgical castration, namely alternatives to surgical castration, factors influencing boar taint development and economic considerations associated with the ...
Backus, G.B.C., Baltussen, W.H.M., Valeeva, N.I.   +2 more
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A career in numbers: A citation network analysis of the work of RP Millar and his contribution to GnRH research

Journal of Neuroendocrinology, Volume 36, Issue 10, October 2024.
Here, we use citation network analysis in a novel manner to identify the particular topics to which RP Millar's papers have made a particular contribution. This analysis shows that it makes no sense to conceive of the citation impact of an author in isolation; it depends on the existence of a receptive community that is alert to the potential utility ...
Rhodri I. Leng, Gareth Leng
wiley   +1 more source

Feeding driet chicory root to pigs decrease androstenone accumulation in fat by increasing hepatic 3β hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase expression [PDF]

, 2012
The present study investigated the in vivo effect of chicory root on testicular steroid concentrations and androstenone metabolizing enzymes in entire male pigs.
Brunius, Carl, Ekstrand, Bo, Rasmussen, Martin Krøyer, Zamaratskaia, Galia   +3 more
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Non-lethal elephant-population-control methods: summary of the first ESAG workshop [PDF]

, 2018
Management interventions are necessary to control elephant numbers within fenced wildlife reserves in South Africa. Use of non-lethal control methods is increasing, but information about their suitability and effects are not widely available.
Bates, Lucy A, Bertschinger, Henk, Delsink, Audrey, Garaï, Marion E, Pretorius, Yolande, Selier, Jeanetta, Zitzer, Heike R   +6 more
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Consumer animal welfare and healthy perception of fresh sausages’ fiber fat replaced and elaborated with meat from non‐castrated male pigs

Food Science &Nutrition, Volume 12, Issue 9, Page 6720-6734, September 2024.
Entire male pork sausages reduced in fat and with vegetable fiber are positively perceived by consumers. Reduced‐fat entire male pork sausages with vegetable fiber can be an option for marketing this meat. Consumers consider castration to be justified if it improves the sensory perception of entire male pork.
Macarena Egea, M. Dolores Garrido, Maria Font‐i‐Furnols, Nuria Panella‐Riera, M. Belén Linares, Irene Peñaranda   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Extending the interval between second vaccination and slaughter: II. Changes in the reproductive capacity of immunocastrated ram lambs

Animal, 2019
Immunocastration improves the welfare of castrated commercial slaughter lambs; however, the time-point at which this technique influences semen quality and sperm production has not yet been established for various vaccination schedules.
T. Needham, H. Lambrechts, L.C. Hoffman
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Protein turnover in pigs: A review of interacting factors

Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition, Volume 108, Issue 2, Page 451-469, March 2024.
Abstract Protein turnover defines the balance between two continuous and complex processes of protein metabolism, synthesis and degradation, which determine their deposition in tissues. Although the liver and intestine have been studied extensively for their important roles in protein digestion, absorption and metabolism, the study of protein ...
Laura Sarri, Joaquim Balcells, Ahmad Reza Seradj, Gabriel de la Fuente   +3 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, Daniela Cardoso Batista, Josué Sebastiany Kunzler, Janaina Martins de Medeiros, Rafaela dos Santos Spagnol, Henrique da Costa Mendes Muniz, Arlei Rodrigues Bonet de Quadros, Amanda D’avila Verardi, Vladimir de Oliveira   +8 more
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Carbon footprint of immunocastrated male fattening pigs compared to entire males, gilts, and surgically castrated males

Resources, Environment and Sustainability
Efforts to minimize the environmental impact of livestock production are essential for sustainable agriculture. Immunocastration, using products like Improvac®, offers an alternative to surgical castration, enabling the physiological advantages of ...
Julia Gickel, Christian Visscher
doaj   +1 more source

Effect of immunocastration on behaviour and blood parameters (cortisol and testosterone) of Holstein bulls

Austral Journal of Veterinary Sciences, 2018
To evaluate the effect that immunocastration has on behaviour, testosterone and cortisol levels of feedlot Holstein bulls, 720 intact animals aged between 7 and 8 months, weighing 232±1.19 kg were randomly assigned to two treatments: immunocastration ...
José L. Bolado-Sarabia, Cristina Pérez-Linares, Fernando Figueroa-Saavedra, Alma R. Tamayo-Sosa, Alberto Barreras-Serrano, Eduardo Sánchez-López, Issa C. García-Reynoso, Francisco G. Ríos-Rincón, Mabel Y. Rodríguez-Poché, Luis A. García-Vega, Esteban Gallegos, Priscila Castro-Osuna   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source