Browsing Articles publicats (Ciència Animal) by Subject "Immunocastration"

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Effect of castration type and diet on growth performance, serum sex hormones and metabolites, and carcass quality of heavy male pigs

Perez-Ciria, Leticia; Miana-Mena, Francisco Javier; Álvarez Rodríguez, Javier; Latorre, Maria Angeles (MDPI, 2022)

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, among them, immunocastration stands out. ...
Influence of Immunocastration and Diet on Meat and Fat Quality of Heavy Female and Male Pigs

Pérez-Ciria, Leticia; Miana-Mena, Francisco Javier; López-Mendoza, María Carmen; Álvarez Rodríguez, Javier; Latorre, Maria Angeles (MDPI, 2021-11-24)

Two experiments were carried out; one with female pigs and the other with male pigs destined for Teruel dry-cured ham production, to evaluate the effect of immunocastration (entire gilts-EG vs. immunocastrated gilts-IG and ...