Simple Summary Each alternative to traditional surgical castration has its pros and cons.
Depending on the societal context, the production system, and the target market (s), pork …

Immunocastration, a technique to replace surgical castration of piglets, consists of two
consecutive vaccinations to induce antibodies which transiently suppress testicular functions …

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of a vaccine against gonadotropin-
releasing hormone (GnRH), Improvac®(Pfizer Ltd), administered at a pre-or early pubertal …

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 …

Surgical castration of piglets is a routine practice in pig production used to prevent the
incidence of boar taint of pig meat, which may develop in entire male pigs as they reach …

In most countries, male pigs are physically castrated soon after birth to reduce the risk of
boar taint and to avoid behaviours such as fighting and mounting. However, entire male pigs …

Simple Summary Surgical castration of male piglets without pain treatment and anaesthesia
is not only a welfare problem but also violates the integrity of the animals. The favoured …

Immunological castration of male pigs is an attractive alternative to surgical castration and
nowadays is increasingly used in many countries to reduce boar taint and improve pork …

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 …

Surgical castration of male pigs is a common practice to reduce the risk of boar taint, an
accumulation of pheromones in the muscles of pigs giving an undesirable odour to the pork …