The Use of Pork from Entire Male and Immunocastrated Pigs for Meat Products—An Overview with Recommendations

The Use of Pork from Entire Male and Immunocastrated Pigs for Meat Products—An Overview with Recommendations

Due to the strong public initiative in Europe and increased regulator focus to mitigate pain, surgical castration of pigs is being gradually abandoned, while the importance of other sex categories like entire males (EM) and immunocastrates (IC) increases. Although beneficial for animal welfare and e...

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Main Authors: Martin Škrlep, Igor Tomašević, Daniel Mörlein, Saša Novaković, Macarena Egea, María Dolores Garrido, María Belén Linares, Irene Peñaranda, Marijke Aluwé, Maria Font-i-Furnols
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-09-01
Series:Animals
Subjects:
entire males
immunocastrates
meat quality
fat quality
pig
meat processing
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/10/10/1754

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