Boar taint vaccination: Plus points for an ‘entire’ market
May 18, 2017PGT Editor
For years, Britain has boasted some of the world’s highest standards of pig welfare. But as continental Europe moves to ban surgical castration, the UK’s “castration-free” status may no...
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.
Castration alternative credited with improving feed efficiency, carcass quality on Belgian farm
Apr 30, 2017PGT Editor
A pig producer in Belgium has reported that making the switch from surgical castration to boar-taint vaccination has resulted in better carcass quality, improved feed conversion and reduced...
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.
