Session 14. Workshop - Piglet castration and its alternatives

Date: 25 August ‘08; 08:30 - 12:30 hours
Chairperson: Bonneau (FR)

Theatre Session 14

• Attitudes, practices and state of the art regarding piglet castration in Europe: the pigcas project
  Bonneau, M., M.A. Oliver, B. Fredriksen and S. Edwards
• Practice on castration of piglets in Europe
  Fredriksen, B., M. Font I Furnols, K. Lundström, A. Prunier, F. Tuyttens, W. Migdal and M. Bonneau
• Stakeholders’ attitudes about surgical castration and alternatives
  Oliver, M.A., M. Font I Furnols, A.P. Ouedraogo, J. Gonzàlez-Armengué, M. Gil, K. Lunström, A. Prunier, F. Tuyttens, W. Migdal and M. Bonneau
• A synthesis of current knowledge on surgical castration of pigs and its alternatives
  Edwards, S.A., E. Von Borell, B. Fredriksen, K. Lundstrom, M.A. Oliver, K. De Roest and M. Bonneau
• Ban on castration of boars in the Netherlands: modeling economic consequences of options
  Baltussen, W.H.M., W.H.G.J. Hennen, G.B.C. Backus and P. Van Beek
• An integrated genomics approach to unravel the genetic basis of variability in boar taint
  Harlizius, B., C. Bendixen, C. Larzul and J. Tibau
• Association of boar taint candidate gene polymorphisms with androstenone, skatole and phenotypes related to reproduction
  Moe, M., T. Aasmundstad, S. Lien, T. Meuwissen, M.H.S. Hansen, C. Bendixen, Ø. Andresen and E. Grindflek
• Evaluation of growth performance, carcass characteristics, and meat quality of barrows, immunocastrated pigs and entire males
  Bee, G. and C. Pauly
• Consumer acceptance of the use of vaccination to control boar taint
  Allison, J., N. Wright, S. Martin, N. Wilde and E. Izumi

Poster Session 14

• Efficacy of analgesia alone or in combination with local anaesthesia in reducing pain derived from surgical castration in piglets: preliminary results
  Prunier, A. and N. Lebas
• Effect of anaesthesia and analgesia on physiology and vocalization of piglets during castration
  Kluivers, M., S. Robben, B. Houx and H. Spoolder
• Attitude of farmers concerning alternatives for piglet castration
  Tuyttens, F., B. Verhille, F. Vanhonacker, M. Van Oeckel, K. Bekaert and D. De Brabander
• Early detection of boar taint by means of behavioural and physical predictors
  Bekaert, K.M., F.A.M. Tuyttens, G. Nijs, M. Aluwé, S. Millet, M. Van Oeckel, J. Vangeyte, J. Baert, K. Verheyden and D.L. De Brabander
• Social behaviour of entire male pigs versus barrows
  Tuyttens, F., J. De Groot, K. Van Reenen, K. Bekaert, E. Struelens and A. De Bourdeaud’huy
• Boar taint compounds and fattening performance of Large White boars
  Luther, H., S. Ampuero, G. Bee and A. Hofer
• A diversified organic pork production: presentation of a concept based on seasonal outdoor rearing of very small entire males
  Kongsted, A.G., J.E. Hermansen, C. Claudi-Magnussen and B.H. Andersen
• Sensory traits of boar’s loins from two halothane genotypes (NN, nn) and three diet supplements (magnesium and/or tryptophan)
  Panella-Riera, N., M. Font I Furnols, M. Gil and M.A. Oliver
• Effects of housing of entire male pigs on performance, carcass characteristics and meat quality
  Pauly, C., P. Spring and G. Bee
• Effect of castration of male pigs on fat quality
  Pauly, C., P. Spring, J.V. O’doherty and G. Bee
• Effect of immunocastration on performance and meat and carcass quality in pigs
  Fabrega, E., J. Tibau, M. Gispert, A. Velarde, M. Oliver and J. Soler
• Carcass quality of ImprovacTM treated boars raised in Germany
  Schmoll, F., A. Pfützner, T. Sattler, J. Baumgartner, M. Grodzycki, I. Horst and S. Andrews
• An immunocastration vaccine decreases boar taint compounds for at least weeks after the second vaccination
  Dunshea, F.R., I. Mccauley, P. Jackson, K.A. Long, E.A. Nugent, J.A. Simons, J. Walker and D.P. Hennessy
• Genetic parameters for androstenone and skatole levels in relation with meat quality in a French Large White pig population
  Larzul, C., Y. Billon, J. Tibau and J.P. Bidanel
• Estimation of genetic parameters on compounds related to boar taint and sexual maturation in pigs
  Aasmundstad, T., T. Meuwissen, M. Moe, Ø. Andresen, P. Torjesen and E. Grindflek
  In vitro inhibition of CYPE by physiological concentrations of steroids
  Zamaratskaia, G.
• Experiences with intravenous general anaesthesia for surgical castration of pigs
  Leeb, C., C. Goessler, B. Czech and J. Baumgartner