GnRH-immunocastration: an alternative method for male animal surgical castration. [PDF]
Front Vet Sci, 2023 Wang C, Yang C, Zeng Y, Zhang M.
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Leydig Cells in Immunocastrated Polish Landrace Pig Testis: Differentiation Status and Steroid Enzyme Expression Status. [PDF]
Int J Mol Sci, 2022 Pawlicki P +9 more
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Contraceptive effect of a gonadotropin-releasing hormone vaccine on a captive female African Lion (Panthera leo): a case study. [PDF]
J Vet Med Sci, 2021 Kawase K +9 more
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Evaluación de la eficacia de inmunocastración (Improvac) en machos porcinos y su impacto en la calidad de la carne [PDF]
, 2011 La castración quirúrgica de los lechones es un procedimiento de manejo que ha sido practicado por siglos en granjas de todo el mundo. Los cerdos machos se castran para reducir su comportamiento agresivo, facilitar el manejo y prevención del olor a verraco, un sabor/olor desagradable, distintivo que puede ser percibido durante la preparación o la ...
Martínez Mena, Noel Ernesto +1 more
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, 2012 Traditionally, male pigs are surgically castrated without anaesthesia to avoid later occurrence of the sex odour androstenone in the carcass.Active immunization against GnRH is a painless alternative which inhibits LH and thus steroidogenesis in the Leydig cells.Time between second vaccination and return of Leydig cell function is unknown.
Rottner, Silke Maren +1 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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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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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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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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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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