Meta-analysis of the effect of immunocastration on production performance, reproductive organs and boar taint compounds in pigs

Animal

Volumn 6, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1330-1338

  Batorek, N ^a   Candek Potokar M ^a,b   Bonneau, M ^c,d   Van Milgen, J ^c,d  

^a AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE OF SLOVENIA   (Slovenia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARIBOR   (Slovenia)

^c PEGASE   (France)

^d AGROCAMPUS OUEST   (France)

Author keywords

boar taint; immunocastration; meta analysis; performance; pigs

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTERONE; SKATOLE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; MEAT; META ANALYSIS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; ORCHIECTOMY; STANDARD; SWINE;

ANDROSTERONE; ANIMALS; GENITALIA, MALE; MALE; MEAT; ORCHIECTOMY; SKATOLE; SUS SCROFA;

SUIDAE;

EID: 84863102720     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1751731112000146     Document Type: Article

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