Feeding finishing heavy pigs with corn silages: effects on backfat fatty acid composition and ham weight losses during seasoning
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DOI: 10.1080/1828051x.2017.1302825
Abstract: Abstract The effect of diets containing corn silages (whole ear or high cut whole plant corn silages, WECS and HCCS, respectively) on fatty acid composition of back fat and the weight loss of thighs during… read more here.
Keywords: corn; weight; fatty acid; corn silages ... See more keywords
Assessing salivary cortisol and testosterone as non-invasive biomarkers for GnRH-immunocastration efficiency in heavy pigs
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DOI: 10.1186/s12917-025-04708-w
Abstract: Efforts to enhance animal welfare have led to the investigation of alternative methods of performing surgical castration on young pigs that induce stress and anxiety. This study was conducted to establish the efficacy of immunocastration… read more here.
Keywords: heavy pigs; salivary cortisol; cortisol testosterone; testosterone ... See more keywords
Occurrence of Toxic Metals and Metalloids in Muscle and Liver of Italian Heavy Pigs and Potential Health Risk Associated with Dietary Exposure
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DOI: 10.3390/foods11162530
Abstract: Muscle and liver tissues from Italian heavy pigs were analyzed to investigate whether the chronic consumption of these products by local consumers could represent a health risk in relation to the contamination by some toxic… read more here.
Keywords: health; italian heavy; muscle; muscle liver ... See more keywords