Growth performance, carcass characteristics and meat quality of group-penned surgically castrated, immunocastrated (Improvac®) and entire male pigs and individually penned entire male pigs

Growth performance, carcass characteristics and meat quality of group-penned surgically castrated, immunocastrated (Improvac®) and entire male pigs and individually penned entire male pigs

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. Furthermore, the effect of housing of entire males on the aforementioned parameters wa...

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Main Authors: C. Pauly, P. Spring, J.V. O’Doherty, S. Ampuero Kragten, G. Bee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2009-01-01
Series:Animal
Subjects:
carcass and pork quality
entire male pigs
housing
immunocastration
performance
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731109004418

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