Influence of sex and castration on growth performance and carcass quality of crossbred pigs from 2 Large White sire lines1

Productive performance, carcass and meat quality of intact and castrated gilts slaughtered at 106 or 122 kg BW

(2011) J. Peinado et al.   Animal

Reducing the length of time between slaughter and the secondary gonadotropin-releasing factor immunization improves growth performance and clears boar taint compounds in male finishing pigs1

(2011) A. K. Lealiifano et al.   JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE

The behaviour of male fattening pigs following either surgical castration or vaccination with a GnRF vaccine

(2010) Johannes Baumgartner et al.   APPLIED ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR SCIENCE

Effect of vaccination against gonadotrophin-releasing hormone, using Improvac®, on growth performance, body composition, behaviour and acute phase proteins

(2010) E. Fàbrega et al.   Livestock Science

Carcass and meat quality characteristics of immunocastrated male, surgically castrated male, entire male and female pigs

(2010) Marina Gispert et al.   MEAT SCIENCE

Growth performance, carcass characteristics and meat quality of group-penned surgically castrated, immunocastrated (Improvac®) and entire male pigs and individually penned entire male pigs

(2009) C. Pauly et al.   Animal

Influence of feed restriction and sex on growth performance and carcass and meat quality of Iberian pigs reared indoors1,2

(2009) M. P. Serrano et al.   JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE

Ractopamine hydrochloride improves growth performance and carcass composition in immunocastrated boars, intact boars, and gilts

(2009) C. Rikard-Bell et al.   JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE

A comparison of the carcase characteristics of pigs immunized with a ‘gonadotrophin-releasing factor (GnRF)’ vaccine against boar taint with physically castrated pigs

(2009) Thilo Fuchs et al.   MEAT SCIENCE

Sensory characterization of meat from pigs vaccinated against gonadotropin releasing factor compared to meat from surgically castrated, entire male and female pigs

(2009) M. Font i Furnols et al.   MEAT SCIENCE

Influence of sex and castration of females on growth performance and carcass and meat quality of heavy pigs destined for the dry-cured industry1

(2008) J. Peinado et al.   JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE

Effect of gender and castration of females and slaughter weight on performance and carcass and meat quality of Iberian pigs reared under intensive management systems

(2008) M.P. Serrano et al.   MEAT SCIENCE