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Vaccination of boars with a GnRH vaccine (Improvac) eliminates boar taint and increases growth performance.

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Veterinary Medicine, Animal Sciences, Poultry Science +17

The effects of immuno- and surgical-castration on the behaviour and consequently growth of group-housed, male finisher pigs

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Agriculture, Animal Sciences, Zoology +12

Growth performance, carcass characteristics and meat quality of group-penned surgically castrated, immunocastrated (Improvac®) and entire male pigs and individually penned entire male pigs

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Agriculture, Animal Sciences, Veterinary Physiology +17

Effect of active immunization against GnRH on androstenone concentration, growth performance and carcass quality in intact male pigs

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Agriculture, Animal Sciences, Immunology +17

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