Influences of Immunocastration on Endocrine Parameters, Growth Performance and Carcass Quality, as Well as on Boar Taint and Penile Injuries

SIMPLE SUMMARY: Surgical castration of male pigs is associated with pain. Improvac(®), a GnRH vaccine induces an endogenous immune reaction that leads transiently to a decrease in testicular steroid synthesis after second vaccination. Investigating consequences of different vaccination schemes revea...

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Published in:Animals (Basel)
Main Authors: Zoels, Susanne, Reiter, Simon, Ritzmann, Mathias, Weiß, Christine, Numberger, Jasmin, Schütz, Aneka, Lindner, Peter, Stefanski, Volker, Weiler, Ulrike
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: MDPI 2020
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7070702/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32098237
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani10020346
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