Male Reproductive Organ Weight:Criteria for Detection of Androstenone-Positive Carcasses in Immunocastrated and Entire Male Pigs Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
Immunocastration and rearing of entire males (EMs) are sustainable alternatives to surgical castration. However, these animal carcasses have variable risk of boar taint and should be identified at the slaughter line. We aimed to identify a simple and reliable indicator of androstenone-related boar taint by evaluating pelvic urogenital tract weight as a marker of boar-taint animals at the slaughter line. The pelvic urogenital tract, testes, ...