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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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Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae vaccination at or shortly before weaning under field conditions: a randomised efficacy trial

Veterinary Record, Volume 181, Issue 1, Page 19-19, July 2017., 2017
This study assessed the efficacy of two different Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae vaccination programmes in relation to the time of weaning. Eight hundred and twenty‐eight piglets were randomly divided into three groups: group V1 was vaccinated three days before weaning, group V2 at weaning (21 days of age) and group NV was left non‐vaccinated.
I. Arsenakis, A. Michiels, R. Del Pozo Sacristán, F. Boyen, F. Haesebrouck, D. Maes   +5 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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Immunocontraceptives: New Approaches to Fertility Control

BioMed Research International, Volume 2014, Issue 1, 2014., 2014
The rapidly increasing global population has bowed the attention of family planning and associated reproductive health programmes in the direction of providing a safe and reliable method which can be used to limit family size. The world population is estimated to exceed a phenomenal 10 billion by the year 2050 A.D., thus presenting a real jeopardy of ...
Kiranjeet Kaur, Vijay Prabha, Christian Schwentner   +2 more
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Immunocastration reduces aggressive and sexual behaviour in male pigs

Animal, 2010
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) vaccine, Improvac™ (Pfizer Ltd), in suppressing aggressive and sexual behaviour of male pigs.
L. Rydhmer, K. Lundström, K. Andersson
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Ovarian down Regulation by GnRF Vaccination Decreases Reproductive Tract Tumour Size in Female White and Greater One-Horned Rhinoceroses. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2016
Reproductive tract tumours, specifically leiomyoma, are commonly found in female rhinoceroses. Similar to humans, tumour growth in rhinoceroses is thought to be sex hormone dependent.
Robert Hermes, Franz Schwarzenberger, Frank Göritz, Serena Oh, Teresa Fernandes, Rui Bernardino, Antoine Leclerc, Eva Greunz, Abraham Mathew, Sarah Forsyth, Joseph Saragusty, Thomas Bernd Hildebrandt   +11 more
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Risk and protective factors for ASF in domestic pigs and wild boar in the EU, and mitigation measures for managing the disease in wild boar

EFSA Journal, Volume 22, Issue 12, December 2024.
Abstract Five epidemiological aspects of ASF were evaluated using literature reviews, field studies, questionnaires and mathematical models. First, a literature review and a case–control study in commercial pig farms emphasised the importance of biosecurity and farming practices, including the spread of manure around farms and the use of bedding ...
European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), Anette Ella Boklund, Karl Ståhl, Miguel Ángel Miranda Chueca, Tomasz Podgórski, Timothée Vergne, José Cortiñas Abrahantes, Eleonora Cattaneo, Sofie Dhollander, Alexandra Papanikolaou, Stefania Tampach, Lina Mur   +11 more
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Penile Injuries in Immunocastrated and Entire Male Pigs of One Fattening Farm

Animals, 2017
Penile injuries in boars have been discussed as a relevant welfare problem in pork production with entire males (EM). The incidence of penile injuries with immunocastrated boars has not been described so far.
Simon Reiter, Susanne Zöls, Mathias Ritzmann, Volker Stefanski, Ulrike Weiler   +4 more
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Management of intraspecific aggression in two bull giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis ssp. rothschildi)

Zoo Biology, Volume 43, Issue 4, Page 383-390, July/August 2024.
The gonadotrophin‐releasing hormone vaccine Improvac® was associated with a reduction in aggressive behaviors, although these did not significantly diminish until the fourth vaccination. However, 8 months following the initial vaccination with Improvac®, the unvaccinated bull exhibited heightened aggression, resulting in an injury to the vaccinated ...
Jessica J. Harley, Roann Tracey, Christina R. Stanley, Lindsay Banks   +3 more
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