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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...
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 |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |
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