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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.
Els N Meeusen +2 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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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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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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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.
M. Škrlep +5 more
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Resources, Environment and SustainabilityEfforts to minimize the environmental impact of livestock production are essential for sustainable agriculture. Immunocastration, using products like Improvac®, offers an alternative to surgical castration, enabling the physiological advantages of ...
Julia Gickel, Christian Visscher
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Animal, 2012 This study aimed to provide further insights into the mechanism of in vivo regulation of cytochrome P450 (CYP450) 1A, 2A and 2E1 activities in pigs with different levels of testicular steroids.
C. Brunius +5 more
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Animal, 2008 Surgically castrated male piglets (barrows) reveal an increase in LH and a decrease in GH compared to untreated boars. Boars that were castrated by immunization against gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH) have decreased LH but maintain GH.
A. Bauer +3 more
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Aktualʹnaâ Infektologiâ, 2014 Researches to develop vaccines with contraceptive effect are being carried out since the 1920s. Since 1972, the contraceptive vaccines are one of the priority programs of the World Health Organization (WHO Special Programme of Research, Development and ...
M.V. Supotnitsky
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Immunocastration in Fattening Pigs and its Effects on Productive Performance
Scientific Papers Animal Science and Biotechnologies, 2023 According to the European and national legislation which set the minimum standards for pig protection, the castration of piglets after the age of seven days must be performed only under prolonged anaesthesia and analgesia. As far as welfare is concerned,
Ioana Andronie +3 more
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