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Review on the consequences of using Improvac TM in modern pig production [PDF]

Veterinary Science Development, 2013
In Europe growing concerns regarding animal welfare issues in pig production have forced the pig industry to introduce alternative methods to conventional castration procedures. Besides the raising of entire males and castration in combination with analgesia and anaesthesia the vaccination against GnRF (Gonadotropin-releasing factor) seems to be the ...
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Effect of immunocastration using Improvac on the regulation of adiponectin and leptin in the testes of Landrace boars

Medycyna Weterynaryjna, 2022
Immunological castration of male pigs is an attractive alternative to surgical castration used in many countries to reduce the production of the main androgen, androstenone, and skatole, responsible for meat taint. To understand the effect of gonadoliberin (GnRH) vaccination with Improvac on the functional status of Landrace pig testes at the molecular
Kotula-Balak, Małgorzata, Pawlicki, Piotr, Gałuszka, Anna, Pardyak, Laura, Tuz, Ryszard, Dubniewicz, Klaudia, Skrzypczak-Wiercioch, Anna, Rak, Agnieszka, Dawid, Monika, Tarasiuk, Kazimierz   +9 more
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Towards entire male pigs in Europe: a perspective from the Spanish supply chain [PDF]

, 2016
In pig production, surgical castration is primarily performed to avoid boar taint and for management purposes. The European Commission plans to end surgical piglet castration voluntarily by 2018.
Avena, Maria, Borrisser-Pairó, Francesc, Gil Roig, José María, Ibáñez, Miguel, Kallas, Zein, Olivares, Alváro, Oliver, Maria Angels, Panella-Riera, Nuria   +7 more
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Immunocastration and its effects on carcass and meat traits of male pigs

Semina: Ciências Agrárias, 2018
To compose the experiment, 160 male Topgen pigs - 80 surgically castrated (treatment 1) and 80 immunocastrated (treatment 2) - were randomly selected from a commercial swine farm at the moment of slaughter.
Nayara Andreo, Ana Maria Bridi, Caio Abércio da Silva, Louise Manha Peres, Barbara de Lima Giangareli, Évelyn Rangel dos Santos, Camila Piechnicki Rogel, Jéssica Gonçalves Vero, Guilherme Agostinis Ferreira   +8 more
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Extending the interval between second vaccination and slaughter: I. Effects on growth, scrotal size and stress responses of immunocastrated ram lambs

Animal, 2019
Immunocastration provides a less invasive means of castrating lambs. Considering increasing consumer awareness, the efficacy of this technique on commercial slaughter lambs needs to be further investigated and its effects on growth and stress responses ...
T. Needham, H. Lambrechts, L.C. Hoffman
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Carcass Characteristics and Primal Pork Cuts of Gilts, Boars, Immunocastrates and Barrows Using AutoFOM III Data of a Commercial Abattoir

Animals, 2020
The surgical castration of male piglets as a routine procedure in modern pig production is facing increasing societal criticism. Pork production with boars and immunocastrates are available alternatives, but both have low market shares as it is so far ...
Kevin Kress, Jens Hartung, Johannes Jasny, Volker Stefanski, Ulrike Weiler   +4 more
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Oestrus suppression in a dairy herd by means of anti-GnRH vaccination Improvac®: A prospective field study

Schweiz Arch Tierheilkd, 2020
The aim of this study was to evaluate the duration of estrus suppression after a double administration of the anti-GnRH vaccine Improvac® (Zoetis Schweiz GmbH, 2800 Delémont) in cows. Furthermore, it should be investigated, if a third administration could prolong the effect of the cycle suppression. A total of 21 cows (more than four weeks post partum)
Schmid, Robin Michael, Studer, Eveline, Hirsbrunner, Gabriela   +2 more
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Transcriptome analysis of porcine M. semimembranosus divergent in intramuscular fat as a consequence of dietary protein restriction [PDF]

, 2013
peer-reviewedBackground: Intramuscular fat (IMF) content is positively correlated with aspects of pork palatability, including flavour, juiciness and overall acceptability.
Aslan, Ozlem, Hamill, Ruth M, McBryan, Jean, Morris, Dermot G., Mullen, Anne Maria, O'Doherty, John V., Sweeney, Torres   +6 more
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Allied Industry Approaches to Alter Intramuscular Fat Content and Composition in Beef Animals [PDF]

, 2010
Biochemical and biophysical research tools are used to define the developmental dynamics of numerous cell lineages from a variety of tissues relevant to meat quality.
Chen, Jie, Dodson, Michael, Fernyhough, Melinda, Guan, LeLuo, Hausman, Gary, Jiang, Zhihua, Lorenzen, Carol, Mir, Priya, Novakofski, Jan, Reecy, James, Reecy, James, Thompson, David   +11 more
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Non-destructive evaluation of carcass and ham traits and meat quality assessment applied to early and late immunocastrated Iberian pigs

Animal, 2021
Castration is a common practice in Iberian pigs due to their advanced age and high weight at slaughter. Immunocastration (IC) is an alternative to surgical castration that influences carcass and cut fatness.
M. Font-i-Furnols, J. García-Gudiño, M. Izquierdo, A. Brun, M. Gispert, I. Blanco-Penedo, F.I. Hernández-García   +6 more
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