Metabolic Profile of Growing Immune- and Surgically Castrated Iberian Pigs Fed Diets of Different Amino Acid Concentration

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Pig immunocastration—vaccination against the gonadotropin-releasing hormone—prevents sexual development and boar taint, an unpleasant odor perceived in pork products. It is a feasible alternative to surgical castration that considerably increases pig well-being. Apart from this benefit, immunocastrated pigs perform better than surgically castrated pigs, which is of interest for pig production in general, and for native pig breeds in particular, as they show slow growth and lean tissue deposition compared to cosmopolitan pig breeds. These performance benefits were demonstrated in immunocastrated Iberian male pigs, a local pig breed from the Iberian Peninsula. The purpose of the study was to investigate the metabolic profile of immunocastrated male and female Iberian

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PROVIDER: S-EPMC10451894 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature