Simple Summary Introducing alternatives to surgical castration of pigs bring welfare and
economical benefits, but also reveal several quality-related issues. Most important is the …

Abstract Knowledge on the nutritional and sensory characteristics of wild meat provides a
better basis for its use as food, ultimately expanding studies in gastronomy areas and …

Predicting aspects of lean meat yield and eating quality of pork based on some particular
carcass traits become increasingly important from an economic profitability point of view …

Immunocastration can be an alternative to surgical castration in Bísaro pigs when there is a
need to keep animals on the farm until at least 8 months old. As an autochthonous breed …

Simple Summary Sufficient fat cover is necessary for an optimum dry-curing process of
Teruel dry-cured hams. However, in recent years, gilts intended for this type of hams are …

This study compared carcass and meat quality traits between 16 vaccinated (VF), 19
castrated (CF) and 8 entire (EF) female Iberian pigs, and between 21 vaccinated (VM) and …

This experiment was conducted to determine the effects of pineapple stem by-product silage
as a feed source in total replacement of Napier or corn silages on growth performance, feed …

This research was carried out with the objective of evaluating the effects of using a chilling
water sprinkler system during the cooling process of swine carcasses on the quantitative …

Objective The aim of this study was to investigate the reversibility and safety of KISS1
metastasis suppressor (KISS1) gene vaccine in immunocastration. Methods Six eight-week …

Simple Summary Due to the negative public opinion and welfare issues related to surgical
castration, gradual introduction of alternatives like entire males and immunocastrates is …