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The effect of the MC4R gene on boar taint compounds, sexual maturity and behaviour in growing-finishing boars and gilts.
Animal : an international journal of animal bioscience - 1 Oct 2015
Van den Broeke A, Aluwé M, Janssens S, Wauters J, Vanhaecke L, Buys N, Millet S, Tuyttens F A M
Abstract excerpt
Societal pressure to ban surgical castration of male piglets is rising due to animal welfare concerns, thus other methods to prevent boar taint need to be explored. Genetic selection against boar taint appears to be a long-term sustainable alternative. However, as boar taint is linked to reproductive hormones, it is important to consider possible negative side effects such as delayed sexual maturity or changes in...
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