Simple Summary Introducing alternatives to surgical castration of pigs bring welfare and
economical benefits, but also reveal several quality-related issues. Most important is the …

Meta-analysis was used to compare pigs immunocastrated (IC) with Improvac® versus
physically castrated (PC) or entire male (EM) pigs. Performance and carcass data as most …

Simple Summary Sufficient fat cover is necessary for an optimum dry-curing process of
Teruel dry-cured hams. However, in recent years, gilts intended for this type of hams are …

The present study investigated the effects of immunocastration and housing conditions on
carcass, meat, and fat quality traits. Immunocastrates (IC, n= 48), entire (EM, n= 48), and …

Protein turnover defines the balance between two continuous and complex processes of
protein metabolism, synthesis and degradation, which determine their deposition in tissues …

This study compares performance, body and carcass composition among castrated (CM),
immunocastrated (IM) and entire males (EM), and females (FE) at 30, 70, 100 and 120 kg of …

Simple Summary Castration is indispensable in male pigs intended for the production of
high-quality dry-cured ham; however, for welfare reasons, alternatives are being sought and …

Objectives were to compare fresh belly characteristics, further processed belly
characteristics, and commercial bacon slicing yields of immunologically castrated (IC) …

The objective was to test the hypothesis that increasing inclusion levels of full fat rice bran
(FFRB) or defatted rice bran (DFRB) are not detrimental to growth or carcass characteristics …

The objective was to control intrinsic and extrinsic factors associated with the production and
slaughter of pigs to determine effects of sire line (Pietrain vs. Duroc ancestry) on growth …