Performances, meat quality and boar taint of castrates and entire male pigs fed a standard and a raw potato starch-enriched diet [PDF]
, 2017 In Europe there is increasing concern about the common practice of surgical castration of piglets without anaesthesia. One possible alternative to completely avoid castration is entire male pig production.
Ampuero Kragten, S. +4 more
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Effect of Changes in Dietary Net Energy Concentration on Growth Performance, Fat Deposition, Skatole Production, and Intestinal Morphology in Immunocastrated Male Pigs. [PDF]
Front Vet Sci, 2021 Batorek-Lukač N +4 more
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Alternativen zur betäubungslosen Ferkelkastration im ökologischen Landbau - Analyse der Auswirkungen alternativer Verfahren auf die Akzeptanz bei Verbrauchern und Produzenten [PDF]
, 2011 Ziel des Projektes war es, Einstellungen von Verbrauchern, Produzenten, Verarbeitern, Händlern und Tierschutzverbänden zur betäubungslosen Ferkelkastration und möglichen Alternativen zu untersuchen und Empfehlungen für die Öko-Landwirtschaft abzuleiten.
Brenninkmeyer, Christine +3 more
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L'élevage des porcs en agriculture biologique - LE BIEN-ÊTRE [PDF]
, 2019 Le bien-être animal constitue un des piliers de l’agriculture biologique. Cette priorité est garantie par l’application du cahier des charges qui l’intègre à l’ensemble des pratiques d’élevage et de manipulations des animaux. Aujourd’hui, le bien-être
MOERMAN, Marie
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Efecto de diferentes protocolos de castración en indicadores productivos de cerdos: Meta-análisis [PDF]
The objective was to evaluate the effect of various castration protocols through a meta-analysis of indicators of daily feed intake, feed conversion, daily weight gain, slaughter weight, hot carcass weight, and carcass yield.
Martínez-Castañeda, Francisco Ernesto +4 more
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The effects of immunocastration on male pig yield parameters and meat quality [PDF]
, 2017 The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of immunocastration on pork meat and carcass quality, compared to meat from surgically castrated males and entire males.
Aleksić, Jelena +6 more
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Effect of Castration Type and Diet on Growth Performance, Serum Sex Hormones and Metabolites, and Carcass Quality of Heavy Male Pigs. [PDF]
Animals (Basel), 2022 Pérez-Ciria L +3 more
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Male Reproductive Organ Weight: Criteria for Detection of Androstenone-Positive Carcasses in Immunocastrated and Entire Male Pigs. [PDF]
Animals (Basel), 2023 Fazarinc G +9 more
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Production of male pigs in Denmark [PDF]
, 2013 Scientific Workshop on Organic Pig Production, Hovborg Kro, Holmeåvej 2, 6682 Hovborg, DK June 12th and 13th 2013 Coffee, bread, and welcome (Marianne Bonde, UHF) Sandra Edwards (UK): Future challenges in organic pig production Theme 1: Production ...
Maribo, Hanne
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