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Immunocastration in Gilts: A Preliminary Study of the Effect of the Second Dose Administration Time on Growth, Reproductive Tract Development, and Carcass and Meat Quality

SIMPLE SUMMARY: Nowadays, a significant proportion of pig carcasses destined to high-quality dry-cured ham elaboration are declared unsuitable for this purpose. The main reason is the lack of backfat thickness, affecting females in particular because males are castrated. Moreover, the estrus in gilt...

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Autores principales: Pérez-Ciria, Leticia, Carcò, Giuseppe, Miana-Mena, Francisco Javier, Mitjana, Olga, Falceto, María Victoria, Latorre, Maria Angeles
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7919812/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33669212
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani11020510