Tag Archive: boar taint, efficiency, GnRH, immunocastration, Jose Vincente Peloso, meat quality
Castration alternative boosting efficiency, quality and welfare in Brazil
Jan 31, 2021Jennifer GrullonComments Off on Castration alternative boosting efficiency, quality and welfare in Brazil
Pig producers in Brazil are improving efficiency, quality and welfare standards thanks to a novel alternative to physical castration, says a prominent swine veterinarian and meat scientist.Optimizing nutrition key to unlocking full benefits of immunocastration
Jun 13, 2019Jennifer GrullonComments Off on Optimizing nutrition key to unlocking full benefits of immunocastration
An alternative technique to physical castration could offer US hog producers a host of financial and management benefits.Demonstration farm helping pork industry see benefits of pig-castration alternative
May 15, 2017Jennifer GrullonComments Off on Demonstration farm helping pork industry see benefits of pig-castration alternative
A group of 250 intact male piglets arrives at the demonstration farm ready to be the face of a new type of pork production.Boar-taint vaccination associated with less male aggression in Australian study
Dec 15, 2016Jennifer GrullonComments Off on Boar-taint vaccination associated with less male aggression in Australian study
Boar-taint vaccination improved the welfare of male pigs kept under commercial conditions by inhibiting sexual and aggressive behavior, according to new research from Australia.