Influence of housing and season on pubertal development, boar taint compounds and skin lesions of male pigs

Rearing entire pigs may lead to meat quality and welfare problems in relation to pubertal development. A better knowledge of the sources of variation of pubertal development, behaviour and boar taint is needed before generalizing entire male pigs. From 84 days of age, entire male pigs were reared in...

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Main Authors: A. Prunier, A. Brillouët, E. Merlot, M.C. Meunier-Salaün, C. Tallet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-01-01
Series:Animal
Subjects:
pig
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731113001596