Effect of Immunocastration and Diet on Growth Performance, Serum Metabolites and Sex Hormones, Reproductive Organ Development and Carcass Quality of Heavy Gilts

Effect of Immunocastration and Diet on Growth Performance, Serum Metabolites and Sex Hormones, Reproductive Organ Development and Carcass Quality of Heavy Gilts

It is desirable to increase fatness in gilts destined for Teruel dry-cured ham production. A total of 192 Duroc × (Landrace × Large White) gilts of 40.3 ± 4.80 kg body weight (BW) were used to assess the impact of immunocastration and feeding on growth performance, serum metabolites and sex hormones...

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Main Authors: Leticia Pérez-Ciria, Francisco Javier Miana-Mena, María Victoria Falceto, Olga Mitjana, Maria Angeles Latorre
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-06-01
Series:Animals
Subjects:
immunocastration
dietary energy
dietary protein
growth performance
sex hormones
reproductive organs
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/11/7/1900

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