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dc.contributor.authorWeiler, Ulrike
dc.contributor.authorFont-i-Furnols, Maria
dc.contributor.authorTomasevič, Igor
dc.contributor.authorBonneau, Michel
dc.contributor.otherIndústries Alimentàriesca
dc.date.accessioned2021-07-07T14:20:39Z
dc.date.available2021-07-07T14:20:39Z
dc.date.issued2021-04-07
dc.identifier.citationWeiler, Ulrike, Maria Font-i-Furnols, Igor Tomasevič, and Michel Bonneau. 2021. "Alternatives To Piglet Castration: From Issues To Solutions". Animals 11 (4): 1041. doi:10.3390/ani11041041.ca
dc.identifier.issn2076-2615ca
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12327/1305
dc.description.abstractBecause castrated male pigs convert feed into meat less efficiently than entire males, they are less efficient regarding the utilization of resources. Moreover, surgical castration without pain relief is painful to the piglet. This is why there is a growing consensus, at least in Western Europe, that it should be abandoned. There are currently three possible alternatives: surgical castration with pain relief, immunocastration, also known as vaccination against boar taint, and raising entire males. Using anesthesia and/or analgesia during surgical castration prevents pain to the piglet. Still, this can be considered only as an intermediate solution for the short-term because it is still adverse to animal integrity, it is still resource-inefficient and it adds costs. For these reasons, surgical castration with pain relief is not sustainable for the long run in mainstream production, even if it might possibly be a solution for some production systems aiming at very high-quality products. The review papers presented in this special issue focus on the two remaining alternatives: entire males and immunocastration.ca
dc.format.extent6ca
dc.language.isoengca
dc.publisherMDPIca
dc.relation.ispartofAnimalsca
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 Internationalca
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/*
dc.titleAlternatives to piglet castration: from issues to solutionsca
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleca
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionca
dc.rights.accessLevelinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.embargo.termscapca
dc.relation.projectIDEC/COST/CA15215/EU/Innovative approaches in pork production with entire males/ca
dc.subject.udc663/664ca
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3390/ani11041041ca
dc.contributor.groupQualitat i Tecnologia Alimentàriaca


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