, 2014 The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of active immunization with Improvac® (Pfizer Ltd, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium) on the concentration of boar taint substances, i.e., skatole and indole in the back fat and omentum tissues, testes ...
Sabeckienė, Jūratė +4 more
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Growth performance, carcass characteristics and meat quality of group-penned surgically castrated, immunocastrated (Improvac®) and entire male pigs and individually penned entire male pigs [PDF]
, 2017 The objective of the study was to compare growth performance, carcass characteristics, meat quality and fatty acid composition of the adipose tissue of group-penned barrows, immunocastrated boars and entire males.
O'Doherty, J. V. +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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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.
Ekstrand, Bo +3 more
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Effect of immunocastration on body lesions in heavy pigs: preliminary results
, 2022 Immunocastration is an interesting alternative to surgical castration in piglets. Studies have shown promising results in terms of production performance (e.g., maintaining adequate meat quality) also in heavy pig production; and improvement of animal ...
Berteselli G +8 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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Effect of the application of an anti-GnRH vaccine as an immuno-contraceptive method in male felines
La contracepción en el gato doméstico es considerada necesaria para prevenir la ocurrencia de enfermedades reproductivas, así como para para evitar la superpoblación de gatos callejeros los cuales representan un riesgo para la población humana.
Segura Ochoa, Jorge Jagger
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Evaluation of the Effect of Surgical and Immunological Castration of Male Pigs on Boar Taint Compounds in Oral Fluid and Fat Tissue by LC-MS/MS Method. [PDF]
J Vet Res, 2020 Woźniak B +4 more
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Locally Grown Crops and Immunocastration in Fattening Heavy Pigs: Effects on Performance and Welfare. [PDF]
Animals (Basel), 2022 Argemí-Armengol I +5 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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