ArticleVeterinary sciences2022
Does Immunocastration Affect Behaviour and Body Lesions in Heavy Pigs?
Article in Veterinary sciences, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.
- GnRH-Based Immunocastration Vaccines: Comparative Analysis and Role in Boar Taint Reduction.Vaccines · 2026Review
- Impact of increasing market pig weights in North America: a comprehensive review.Journal of animal science and biotechnology · 2026Review
- An Exploratory Study on Farming System and Meat Quality of Black Alpine Pig.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Article
- Quality of Meat and Fat from Immunocastrated Boars and Uncastrated Boars Slaughtered at Different Body Weights.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Article
- Assessing salivary cortisol and testosterone as non-invasive biomarkers for GnRH-immunocastration efficiency in heavy pigs.BMC veterinary research · 2025Article
- Heavy Pigs Reared for Italian Dry-Cured Products: Does Immunocastration Influence the Fatty Acid Profile of Loins and Backfat?Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024Article
- Effects of Vaccination against Recombinant FSH or LH Receptor Subunits on Gonadal Development and Functioning Male Rats.Veterinary sciences · 2024Article
- Male animal sterilization: history, current practices, and potential methods for replacing castration.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2024Review
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14 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
Immunocastration has been pointed out as an alternative to surgical castration; though, most of the scientific studies were performed in light pig production. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of immunocastration on animal welfare in heavy pig production through the evaluation of behaviour and body lesions. A total of 188 commercial-hybrid pigs were randomly allocated into two treatment groups: surgical castration (SC) and immunocastration with Improvac
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