Pig houses are important sources of ammonia (NH 3) emissions. For decades,
investigations were carried out in determine the influencing factors and to point out …

In most countries, male pigs are physically castrated soon after birth to reduce the risk of
boar taint and to avoid behaviours such as fighting and mounting. However, entire male pigs …

The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of immunocastration on meat and carcass
quality compared with meat from females, entire and surgically castrated males. One …

Meta-analytical approach was used to quantitatively synthesize the effect of
immunocastration on growth, carcass, meat quality, reproductive organs and boar taint …

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of a vaccine against gonadotropin-
releasing hormone (GnRH), Improvac®(Pfizer Ltd), administered at a pre-or early pubertal …

Boar taint is a contemporary off-odor present in meat of uncastrated male pigs. As European
Member States intend to abandon surgical castration of pigs by 2018, this off-odor has …

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of vaccination against GnRH on
performance traits, pig behaviour and acute phase proteins. A total of 120 pigs (36 non …

Meta-analysis was used to compare pigs immunocastrated (IC) with Improvac® versus
physically castrated (PC) or entire male (EM) pigs. Performance and carcass data as most …

The aim of this study was to assess the effect of feed restriction applied to immunocastrated
pigs in the period after the second vaccination (V2) against GnRH on hormonal status …

Alternatives to the common castration (C) practice of piglets are surgical castration under
anaesthesia and rearing entire males (EM) or immunocastrates (IC). It is well established …