Volume 48 Supplement 1

Prevention of Boar Taint in Pig Production: The 19th Symposium of the Nordic Committee for Veterinary Scientific Cooperation

Meeting abstracts

Prevention of Boar Taint in Pig Production: The 19th Symposium of the Nordic Committee for Veterinary Scientific Cooperation.

Gardermoen, Norway21-22 November 2005

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Moving towards taint-free pork – alternatives to surgical castration

Authors: Kerstin Lundström and Galia Zamaratskaia

Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2006 48(Suppl 1):S1

Content type: Oral presentation Published on: 7 August 2006
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The potential to detect boar tainted carcasses by using an electronic nose based on mass spectrometry

Authors: S Ampuero and G Bee

Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2006 48(Suppl 1):P1

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Piglet castration and EU animal welfare legislation

Authors: Rex Horgan

Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2006 48(Suppl 1):S2

Content type: Oral presentation Published on: 7 August 2006
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Effects of finishing boars in mixed and single sex groups and split marketing on pig welfare

Authors: L Björklund and LA Boyle

Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2006 48(Suppl 1):P2

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Animal Welfare Aspects of Preventing Boar Taint

Authors: Mette Giersing, Jan Ladewig and Björn Forkman

Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2006 48(Suppl 1):S3

Content type: Oral presentation Published on: 7 August 2006
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Artificial light programmes in entire male pig production – effects on androstenone, skatole and animal welfare

Authors: B Fredriksen, O Nafstad, BM Lium, CH Marka, E Dahl and JU Choinski

Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2006 48(Suppl 1):P3

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The consumers' view/reaction

Authors: Chris Claudi-Magnussen

Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2006 48(Suppl 1):S4

Content type: Oral presentation Published on: 7 August 2006
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Effects of surgical castration on the behavioural and physiological responses of weaned pigs

Authors: S Llamas Moya, LA Boyle, PB Lynch and S Arkins

Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2006 48(Suppl 1):P4

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Boar taint related compounds: Androstenone/skatole/other substances

Authors: Øystein Andresen

Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2006 48(Suppl 1):S5

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Early and reliable detection of boar taint and its genetic predisposition

Authors: G Nijs, FAM Tuyttens, S Millet, MJ Van Oeckel, N Warnants, DL De Brabander and B Sonck

Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2006 48(Suppl 1):P5

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Prevention of boar taint in pig production. Factors affecting the level of skatole

Authors: Bent Borg Jensen

Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2006 48(Suppl 1):S6

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Factors affecting the level of androstenone

Authors: Michel Bonneau

Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2006 48(Suppl 1):S7

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Possibilities for selection against boar taint

Authors: E James Squires

Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2006 48(Suppl 1):S8

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Estimation of genetic parameters of boar taint; skatole and androstenone and their correlations with sexual maturation

Boar taint is mainly caused by two components; skatole (3-methylindole) and androstenone. By castrating the male pigs, boar taint will be avoided. In Norway, castration of pigs will no longer be permitted afte...

Authors: Håvard Tajet, Øystein Andresen and THE Meuwissen

Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2006 48(Suppl 1):S9

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Vaccination against GnRH: pros and cons

Authors: Stig Einarsson

Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2006 48(Suppl 1):S10

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Sperm sorting and low-dose insemination in the pig – an update

Authors: Peer Ola Hofmo

Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2006 48(Suppl 1):S11

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General anaesthesia, analgesia and pain associated with the castration of newborn piglets

Authors: Nicola Jäggin, Shannon Gerber and Urs Schatzmann

Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2006 48(Suppl 1):S12

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Local anaesthesia for pigs subject to castration

Authors: B Ranheim and HA Haga

Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2006 48(Suppl 1):S13

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Sorting criteria. Methods for on-line/at-line sorting of entire male carcasses with emphasis on the Danish method based on skatole content

Authors: J Rud Andersen

Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2006 48(Suppl 1):S14

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The use of chemical sensor array technology, the electronic nose, for detection of boar taint

Authors: JE Haugen

Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2006 48(Suppl 1):S15

Content type: Oral presentation Published on: 7 August 2006
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The Norwegian Research Programme for Entire Male Pig Production

Authors: B Fredriksen and O Nafstad

Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2006 48(Suppl 1):S16

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Selection against boar taint: a simulation study

Authors: Dorothe Ducro-Steverink

Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2006 48(Suppl 1):P6

Content type: Poster presentation Published on: 30 August 2006
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Prevention of Boar Taint in Pig Production: The 19th Symposium of the Nordic Committee for Veterinary Scientific Cooperation

Meeting abstracts

Moving towards taint-free pork – alternatives to surgical castration

The potential to detect boar tainted carcasses by using an electronic nose based on mass spectrometry

Piglet castration and EU animal welfare legislation

Effects of finishing boars in mixed and single sex groups and split marketing on pig welfare

Animal Welfare Aspects of Preventing Boar Taint

Artificial light programmes in entire male pig production – effects on androstenone, skatole and animal welfare

The consumers' view/reaction

Effects of surgical castration on the behavioural and physiological responses of weaned pigs

Boar taint related compounds: Androstenone/skatole/other substances

Early and reliable detection of boar taint and its genetic predisposition

Prevention of boar taint in pig production. Factors affecting the level of skatole

Factors affecting the level of androstenone

Possibilities for selection against boar taint

Estimation of genetic parameters of boar taint; skatole and androstenone and their correlations with sexual maturation

Vaccination against GnRH: pros and cons

Sperm sorting and low-dose insemination in the pig – an update

General anaesthesia, analgesia and pain associated with the castration of newborn piglets

Local anaesthesia for pigs subject to castration

Sorting criteria. Methods for on-line/at-line sorting of entire male carcasses with emphasis on the Danish method based on skatole content

The use of chemical sensor array technology, the electronic nose, for detection of boar taint

The Norwegian Research Programme for Entire Male Pig Production

Selection against boar taint: a simulation study

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