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Effect of Immunocastration on Culled Sows—A Preliminary Study on Reproductive Tract, Carcass Traits, and Meat Quality

SIMPLE SUMMARY: This study focuses on the Bísaro breed and the need to prevent unwanted pregnancies and boar taint in cull sows of this breed. Three immunocastration protocols using Improvac(®) were tested and compared to a control group under the same conditions. The immunocastrated sows had signif...

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Autores principales: Botelho-Fontela, Sofia, Paixão, Gustavo, Pereira-Pinto, Ricardo, Vaz-Velho, Manuela, Pires, Maria dos Anjos, Payan-Carreira, Rita, Patarata, Luís, Lorenzo, José, Silva, António, Esteves, Alexandra
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10610668/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37888552
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/vetsci10100600