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| Gogić,Marija; Radović,Čedomir; Čandek-Potokar,Marjeta; Petrović,Milica; Radojković,Dragan; Parunović,Nenad; Savić,Radomir. |
| ABSTRACT The objective of this research was to study the effect of immunocastration on the morphometric characteristics of sex glands in male Swallow-bellied Mangalitsa pigs. The study included 24 animals (13 entire and 11 immunocastrated males). The research focused on the following traits: age at slaughter (days), live weight at slaughter (kg), growth rate (kg day−1), and morphometric testicle traits (volume, cm3; weight, g; length, width, thickness, and circumference, mm). The efficacy of immunocastration was determined based on androstenone and skatole levels in adipose tissue. The group of immunocastrated animals had higher body weight at slaughter (+18.8 kg) due to higher average daily live gain (+87 g). Immunocastration resulted in reduced... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Androstenone; Entire males; Immunocastrated males; Skatole; Testis size. |
| Ano: 2019 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-35982019000100601 |
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