Castration alternative boosting efficiency, quality and welfare in Brazil
Jan 31, 2021Susan Spiegel
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, 2019Susan Spiegel
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, 2017PGT Editor
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, 2016PGT Editor
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.
