Comparison among gilts, physical castrates, entire males, and immunological castrates in terms of growth performance, nitrogen and phosphorus retention, and carcass fat iodine value1

Effects of immunocastration and time after second Improvest dose on adipose tissue fatty acid profile of finishing barrows

(2014) M. A. Tavárez et al.   JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE

Effects of immunological castration (Improvest) on further processed belly characteristics and commercial bacon slicing yields of finishing pigs

(2014) J. M. Kyle et al.   JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE

Effects of immunological castration and distiller's dried grains with solubles on carcass cutability and commercial bacon slicing yields of barrows slaughtered at two time points

(2014) M. A. Tavárez et al.   JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE

The effects of immunological castration and corn dried distillers grains with solubles withdrawal on growth performance, carcass characteristics, fatty acid analysis, and iodine value of pork fat depots1,2

(2014) M.D. Asmus et al.   JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE

Growth performance of immunologically castrated (with Improvest) barrows (with or without ractopamine) compared to gilt, physically castrated barrow, and intact male pigs

(2014) C. L. Puls et al.   JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE

The effect of immunization against GnRF on nutrient requirements of male pigs: a review

(2013) F. R. Dunshea et al.   Animal

Dynamics of nitrogen retention in entire male pigs immunized against gonadotropin-releasing hormone1

(2013) L. Huber et al.   JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE

Effects of immunological castration (Improvest) on changes in dressing percentage and carcass characteristics of finishing pigs

(2013) D. D. Boler et al.   JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE

Evaluating the ability to measure pork fat quality for the production of commercial bacon

(2013) D.L. Seman et al.   MEAT SCIENCE

Influence of sex and immunocastration on feed intake behavior, skatole and indole concentrations in adipose tissue of pigs

(2012) U. Weiler et al.   Animal

Androgens and skeletal muscle: cellular and molecular action mechanisms underlying the anabolic actions

(2011) Vanessa Dubois et al.   CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR LIFE SCIENCES

Effects of increasing lysine on further processed product characteristics from immunologically castrated male pigs

(2011) D. D. Boler et al.   JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE

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

Effects of slaughter time post-second injection on carcass cutting yields and bacon characteristics of immunologically castrated male pigs

(2011) D. D. Boler et al.   JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE

Immunisation against gonadotrophin-releasing hormone (GnRH) increases growth and reduces variability in group-housed boars

(2011) F. R. Dunshea et al.   Animal Production 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

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