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 an updated review of the production and meat quality aspects of
rearing entire male pigs. Since a major obstacle in rearing entire males is the incidence of …

Fructans are carbohydrates consisting of fructose monomers linked by β-2, 1-and/or β-2, 6-
glycosidic bonds with linear or branched structure. These carbohydrates belong to the group …

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 …

BACKGROUND Tannins intensively interact with rumen microbes, which is expected to have
consequences for meat quality. RESULTS Silages prepared from birdsfoot trefoil (BT) …

Immunocastration, a technique consisting of two vaccinations against gonadotropin-
releasing hormone (GnRH), can be used as alternative to surgical castration of piglets. It …

Consumer acceptability of entire male pork at eating was assessed in three experiments.
The 140 consumers involved in each experiment were classified as insensitive (INSENS) to …

Meta-analysis was performed to quantify the effects of gender in combination with carcass
weight and breed on pork quality. Altogether published results from 43 references were …

Simple Summary Surgical castration of male piglets is societally criticized as it is painful and
violates the integrity of the animals. Pork production with boars and immunocastrates are …

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 …