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Performance and carcass quality traits of Iberian × Duroc crossbred pig subject to gender and age at the beginning of the free-range finishing phase

Animal, 2021
The traditional production of the Iberian breed pig involves a long production cycle. It might be shortened by using Iberian pigs crossed with Duroc and by reducing the growing phase, but the age-related changes on productive performance and carcass ...
A. Ortiz, D. Tejerina, S. García-Torres, P. Gaspar, E. González   +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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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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Single or repeated immunization against GnRH fails to completely abolish spermatogenesis in dwarf bucks (Capra hircus)

, 2023
7 Pág. Departamento de Reproducción Animal​In both captive wildlife and production animals is important to develop strategies for population control.
Giriboni, Julia, Santiago-Moreno, Julián, Velázquez, Rosario, Rodolfo Ungerfeld, Eva Martínez‐Nevado, Toledano-Díaz, A., Ungerfeld, Rodolfo, Martínez-Nevado, Eva, Juncal García, Adolfo Toledano‐Díaz, Julia Giriboni, Julián Santiago‐Moreno, García, Juncal, Rosario Velázquez   +13 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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Efecto de la inmunocastración con "Improvac" o "Valora" sobre el crecimiento y mortandad de cerdos en el trópico de México [PDF]

, 2020
"En México se castran aproximadamente 20 millones de lechones cada año motivo por la cual en este estudio, se realizó la evaluación del efecto de la inmunocastracion sobre ganancia de peso, conversión alimenticia y mortalidad en cerdos en etapa de ...
Morgado Cruz, Lina Estrella
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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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Immunocastration as an alternative to caponization: evaluation of its effect on body and bone development and on meat color and composition [PDF]

, 2017
Caponization is associated with some morbidity and mortality, which contributes to important economic losses. This practice is executed without any pain relief (neither anesthesia nor analgesia) and can be painful and without consideration of animal ...
I.C. Antunes, Ribeiro, Maria, Antunes, I.C., Prazeres, S, R.J.B. Bessa, Bessa, R.J.B., M.F. Ribeiro, M.A.G. Quaresma, Martins da Costa, Paulo, S. Prazeres, Quaresma, M.A.G., P. Martins da Costa   +11 more
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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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