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Animal, 2013 Feed intake behavior was studied between 9 weeks of age and slaughter in a total of 36 gilts, 32 immunocastrates, 33 surgically castrated barrows and 33 boars from 36 litters.
U. Weiler +4 more
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Successful long-term pre-pubertal immunocastration of purebred Iberian gilts reared in extensive systems [PDF]
, 2013 Iberian pigs are raised in Spain in extensive, free-ranging systems in which males and females are gonadectomized to avoid several management problems. However, the new animal welfare regulations restrict female surgical sterilization.
DUARTE, Juan L. +5 more
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Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology, 2012 Background In southern Africa, various options to manage elephant populations are being considered. Immunocontraception is considered to be the most ethically acceptable and logistically feasible method for control of smaller and confined populations. In
Benavides Valades Gabriela +4 more
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Immunocastred Pigs: from fattening to slaughter [PDF]
, 2021 Boar taint is defined through the unpleasant smell and taste of the meat or meat products of male noncastrated pigs, that becomes evident after being cooked.
Carvalho, Joana Maria Rodrigues
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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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Immunisation against gonadotrophin-releasing hormone (GnRH) reduces agonistic behaviours in male rangeland goats [PDF]
, 2016 Rangeland goat bucks were used to evaluate the efficacy of a commercially available anti-gonadotrophin-releasing hormone vaccine, Improvac (Zoetis Australia, West Ryde, NSW, Australia).
Barnes, A.L. +4 more
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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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The effect of immunocastration on carcass and meat cut yields in extensively reared Iberian gilts [PDF]
, 2013 Iberian pigs are raised in Spain in extensive conditions with males and females free-ranging together. To avoid aggressive behavior, welfare problems, or even unwanted mating and pregnancies by domestic or wild boars, males and females are gonadectomized.
DALMAU, Antoni +7 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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Ispitivanje mogućnosti primene imunokastracije u cilju sprečavanja mane polnog mirisa mesa nerastova [PDF]
, 2012 Disadvantage of meat known as boar taint is caused by steroids, androstenone being of particular importance, as well as indole and its derivatives, among which the best known is skatole. The common practice in Europe, in order to control these changes in
Aleksić, Jelena +6 more
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