Recent history of Veterinary Immunology in Australia
Immunology &Cell Biology, Volume 102, Issue 2, Page 79-84, February 2024.This Commentary article reviews the history of veterinary immunology in Australia from the 1980s and discusses the key people and areas of research during this period. Photo credit: Neeland MR, Meeusen EN, de Veer MJ. Vet Immunol Immunopathol 2014; 158: 86–97.
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Active immunisation of mice with GnRH lipopeptide vaccine candidates: importance of T helper or multi-dimer GnRH epitope [PDF]
, 2014 Active immunisation against gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH) is a potential alternative to surgical castration. This study focused on the development of a GnRH subunit lipopeptide vaccine.
Chang, Cheng-Hung +6 more
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Developing fertility control for rodents: a framework for researchers and practitioners
Integrative Zoology, Volume 19, Issue 1, Page 87-107, January 2024.A framework to guide researchers developing wildlife fertility control applications requires iterative and parallel studies from the laboratory and enclosure studies through to population‐level, replicated field trials. Modeling different scenarios may guide field testing of fertility control either applied alone or combined with other management ...
Giovanna MASSEI +2 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.
Ampuero Kragten, S. +4 more
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Animal welfare implications of surgical castration and its alternatives in pigs [PDF]
, 2017 This paper constitutes a review on the welfare aspects of piglet castration that considers the scientific literature published after 2004. Castrating during the neonatal period (1 to 3 days of age) is clearly painful.
Baumgartner, J. +6 more
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Animal, 2011 In most European countries, male piglets being reared for meat are physically castrated without anaesthesia in order to avoid boar taint and to safeguard sensory meat quality.
F. Vanhonacker, W. Verbeke
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Kastraation vaihtoehdot : Immunokastraation vaikutus kasvuun ja rehunkulutukseen [PDF]
, 2011 Lähes kaikki karjuporsaat kastroidaan Suomessa ja muualla EU:ssa ensimmäisen elinviikon aikana. Kastraation syynä on ns. karjun haju. Karjun haju on uroksen sukupuolihormonien (etenkin androstenonin ja skatolin) vaikutuksesta aiheutuva epämiellyttävä ...
Virta, Jussi
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Effects of GnRH vaccination in wild and captive African Elephant bulls (Loxodonta africana) on reproductive organs and semen quality. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 Although the African elephant (Loxodonta africana) is classified as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), in some isolated habitats in southern Africa, contraception is of major interest due to local overpopulation ...
Imke Lueders +9 more
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Health and management of hobby pigs : a review [PDF]
, 2018 Miniature pigs, like the Vietnamese pot-bellied pig and the Kunekune, are the most popular hobby pig breeds. Despite their popularity, the knowledge of their health and management is still scarce.
Amalraj, Arthi +7 more
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Czech Journal of Animal Science, 2012 In the present study, the effect of immunocastration on carcass traits, meat quality, reproductive organs development, and boar taint compounds was investigated.
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