The German farmers are against the new law on piglet castration
Some 1,000 farmers showed their unrest due to the situation in the sector before the seat of the Conference of Ministers of Agriculture.
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Surgical castration with pain relief affects the health and productive performance of pigs in the suckling period
Surgical castration has a negative impact on production in the suckling period, especially in pigs in the three lower quartiles for body weight.
New detection method for boar taint
A rapid instrumental at-line method for simultaneous measurement of androstenone and skatole in back fat samples from entire male pigs that has been developed.
Recombinetics and DNA Genetics form alliance to end surgical castrations of swine
Alliance aims to improve swine health and well-being.
The short-term challenges of the European pig production
Mr. Antonio Tavares, president of the COPA-COGECA, tells us about the current challenges for the European pig sector: the European Commission wants to ban tail docking within 3 years, but nevertheless, it does not plan legislative changes regarding castration.
Pig castration: will the EU manage to ban pig castration by 2018?
This study provides descriptive information on the practice of piglet castration across 24 European countries.
FVE survey on pig castration
The Federation of Veterinarians of Europe (FVE) carried out in November 2015 a survey on pig castration in order to see the progress made in respect to the European declaration on pig castration.
Comparison of meat quality parameters in surgical castrated versus vaccinated against gonadotrophin-releasing factor male and female Iberian pigs reared in free-ranging conditions
Vaccination in females did not alter carcass and meat quality, and specific interests should consider reproductive behavior in free-range conditions.
Pastured Pigs (2 of 4) - Piglet Castration
Karma Glos of Kingbird Farm demonstrates how she manages piglet castration shortly after farrowing.
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NewsEuropean Union: Current situation of pig castration
The situation of surgical castration of pigs is diverse in the different Member States.
Impact of transmammary-delivered meloxicam in piglets after castration and tail docking
This study demonstrates the successful transfer of meloxicam from sows to piglets through milk and corresponding analgesia.
Netherlands: significantly fewer pigs castrated over the past five years
Now nearly 75% of all boars in the Netherlands are not castrated.
France: only veterinarians will be allowed to castrate or dock tails of piglets over 7 days old
Castration or tail docking of piglets over 7 days old shall only be performed by veterinarians.
Comparison of immune and health markers in intact and neonatally castrated male pigs
In this study, intact and neonatally surgically castrated male pigs were compared along puberty for some immune parameters and hormone receptor expression in lymphoid organs.
Effect of surgical castration, immunocastration and chicory-diet on the meat quality and palatability of boars
The us of chicory root by product in finishing diets may reduce skatole concentrations, without any negative impact on meet palatability.