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Castration method allows barrows fast, efficient growth
2016-09-12 12:21:00| National Hog Farmer
For hog producers looking for different alternatives to physical castration, immunological castration offers many advantages including males grow more efficiently and produce leaner carcasses than those that were physically castrated. ISU and U of I research confirms that tweaking the feed diet can enhance the feed efficiency further. read more
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Germany Presses Ahead with Research into Alternatives to Piglet Castration
2015-11-27 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
GERMANY - The German government is to spend more than €33 million on animal welfare programmes this year according to the 2015 Federal Government Animal Welfare Report.
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Chile Develops Vaccine to End Surgical Castration of Pigs
2015-04-10 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
CHILE - The Livestock Service (SAG) has authorised the veterinary vaccine laboratory of the Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (Favet) to produce immunocastration vaccines, which will be sold to the domestic and international market.
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European Welfare Group Calls for Action on Pig Castration
2015-02-24 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
EU - Disappointed what is sees as slow progress towards a ban on castration of male piglets, Eurogroup for Animals is calling for more action by the European Commission, Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) and member states, starting at a workshop due to take place in Brussels this week.
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No Advantage To Late Cattle Castration; Is Chemical Castration An Option?
2014-07-28 18:00:00| Beef
By Heather Smith Thomas The notion of better gains on calves as bulls because of testosterone is a fallacy, as studies indicate a calf must be about 40 weeks of age before he gets a boost from testosterone. read more
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