Effects of treating young boars with a GnRH depot formulation on endocrine functions, testis size, boar taint, carcass composition and muscular structure

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 50, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 69-80

  Schneider, F ^a   Falkenberg, H ^b   Kuhn, G ^a   Nurnberg K ^a   Rehfeldt, Ch ^a   Kanitz, W ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR FARM ANIMAL BIOLOGY FBN   (Germany)

^b Institute for Applied Agroecology   (Germany)

Author keywords

Boar taint; Carcass composition; GnRH; Muscle; Pig endocrinology

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; MENTHA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0032570515     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4320(97)00086-9     Document Type: Article

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