Effects of early vaccination with Improvac ® on the development and function of reproductive organs of male pigs

Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) vaccine (Improvac®) is effective at diminishing boar taint by interfering with testis function. Early pre-pubertal vaccination at 10 and 14 weeks-of-age could be desirable if sufficient and sustained effects could be achieved. Crossbred male pigs (n=24) were ran...

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Veröffentlicht in:Animal reproduction science 2011-08, Vol.127 (1-2), p.50-55
Hauptverfasser: Einarsson, Stig, Brunius, Carl, Wallgren, Margareta, Lundström, Kerstin, Andersson, Kristina, Zamaratskaia, Galia, Rodriguez-Martinez, Heriberto
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