Accessory sex glands as a tool to measure the efficacy of immunocastration in male pigs
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Accessory sex glands as a tool to measure the efficacy of immunocastration in male pigs.
The use of an anti-gonadotropin-releasing hormone vaccine for immunocastration of male pigs has been recently approved in the European Union. This technique is potentially useful for avoiding both castration-associated pain for the animal and boar taint in pork. However, some animals may escape immunocastration and be slaughtered as entire males, potentially exhibiting boar taint. Therefore, it...
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عنوان ژورنال: Animal
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1751-7311
DOI: 10.1017/s1751731110000091