Simple Summary Each alternative to traditional surgical castration has its pros and cons.
Depending on the societal context, the production system, and the target market (s), pork …

Pork odour is to a great extent affected by the presence of malodorous compounds, mainly
androstenone and skatole. The present review outlines the current state of knowledge about …

Outlining the core principles of the subject, this introductory-level textbook covers the
production of meat, its structure and chemical composition, meat quality and hygiene, and …

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 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 …

This paper constitutes a review on the welfare aspects of piglet castration that considers the
scientific literature published after 2004. Castrating during the neonatal period (1 to 3 days …

Castration of male livestock being reared for meat has long been practiced, to prevent
unwanted breeding, make management and handling easier, and to improve meat quality …

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 …

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a gonadotropin-releasing hormone
(GnRH) vaccine, Improvac™(Pfizer Ltd), in suppressing aggressive and sexual behaviour of …