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Influence of Immunocastration and Diet on Meat and Fat Quality of Heavy Female and Male Pigs

Two experiments were carried out; one with female pigs and the other with male pigs destined for Teruel dry-cured ham production, to evaluate the effect of immunocastration (entire gilts-EG vs. immunocastrated gilts-IG and surgically castrated males vs. immunocastrated males-IM) and diet (control vs. high energy vs. low crude protein and amino acids) on meat quality and fat composition. Fifteen meat samples and eight fat samples of each treatment were analyzed in both experiments. In the case of males, six fat samples per treatment were analyzed to determine boar taint. Immunocastration is a good strategy in gilts intended for dry-cured ham production because improves meat composition; however, in males, immunocastration impairs the results of pork chemical composition compared with surgical castration. The IG presented a lower polyunsaturated/saturated fatty acids ratio than EG, improving fat technological quality. Diets had little effect on pork or fat quality in gilts, but a high-energy level using oilseeds and a low-crude-protein and -amino-acids diet from 80 to 137 kg of body weight could be interesting in IM to maintain or increase fat consistency, respectively. Moreover, in general, immunocastration is effective in avoiding boar taint in males.
- Pablo de Olavide University Spain
- Centro de Estudios Universitarios Mexico
- CEU Cardinal Herrera University Spain
- University of Lleida Spain
- University of Lleida Spain
pig, Aceites y grasas comestibles - Control de calidad., Jamón - Control de calidad., high energy, Pork - Quality control., Veterinary medicine, Oils and fats, edible - Quality control., Carne de cerdo - Control de calidad., Aceites y grasas comestibles - Control de calidad, Article, meat quality, Pork - Quality control, Oils and fats, Carne de cerdo - Control de calidad, immunocastration, Ham - Quality control, Low protein, SF600-1100, Meat quality, low protein, immunocastration; high energy; low protein; meat quality; fat quality; pig, Pig, edible - Quality control, Ham - Quality control., fat quality, QL1-991, High energy, Immunocastration, Jamón - Control de calidad, Zoology
pig, Aceites y grasas comestibles - Control de calidad., Jamón - Control de calidad., high energy, Pork - Quality control., Veterinary medicine, Oils and fats, edible - Quality control., Carne de cerdo - Control de calidad., Aceites y grasas comestibles - Control de calidad, Article, meat quality, Pork - Quality control, Oils and fats, Carne de cerdo - Control de calidad, immunocastration, Ham - Quality control, Low protein, SF600-1100, Meat quality, low protein, immunocastration; high energy; low protein; meat quality; fat quality; pig, Pig, edible - Quality control, Ham - Quality control., fat quality, QL1-991, High energy, Immunocastration, Jamón - Control de calidad, Zoology
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