| Naslov: | Male reproductive organ weight : criteria for detection of androstenone-positive carcasses in immunocastrated and antire male pigs |
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| Avtorji: | ID Fazarinc, Gregor (Avtor)
ID Batorek Lukač, Nina (Avtor)
ID Škrlep, Martin (Avtor)
ID Poklukar Žnidaršič, Klavdija (Avtor)
ID Broeke, Alice (Avtor)
ID Kress, Kevin (Avtor)
ID Labussière, Etienne (Avtor)
ID Stefanski, Volker (Avtor)
ID Vrecl, Milka (Avtor)
ID Čandek-Potokar, Marjeta (Avtor) |
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| Datoteke: |  Fazarinc-2023-Male_Reproductive_Organ_Weight_.pdf (663,86 KB)
MD5: 91AD518873FF2C0649729985862806E9
 https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13122042
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| Jezik: | Angleški jezik |
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| Vrsta gradiva: | Znanstveno delo |
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| Tipologija: | 1.01 - Izvirni znanstveni članek |
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| Organizacija: | FKBV - Fakulteta za kmetijstvo in biosistemske vede
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| Opis: | Immunocastration and rearing of entire males (EMs) are sustainable alternatives to surgical castration. However, these animal carcasses have variable risk of boar taint and should be identified at the slaughter line. We aimed to identify a simple and reliable indicator of androstenone-related boar taint by evaluating pelvic urogenital tract weight as a marker of boar-taint animals at the slaughter line. The pelvic urogenital tract, testes, and accessory sex glands of EMs and immunocastrates (ICs) were collected, dissected, and weighed, before colorimetric measurements of testicular tissue. Additionally, GnRH antibody titers and testosterone, androstenone, and skatole levels were determined. Our results showed that 81.8% of EMs had androstenone levels above the risk threshold (>0.5 µg/g fat; EM/Ahigh subgroup), whereas in ICs, the C/Ahigh subgroup with androstenone >0.5 µg/g fat accounted for only 4.3%. Androstenone levels correlated negatively with GnRH antibody titers and positively with testosterone levels and reproductive organ weights. Identification of ICs with androstenone levels above the threshold (IC/Ahigh subgroup) may be achieved via testes or pelvic urogenital tract weight measurements. However, in EMs, the latter is a more reliable parameter. A principal component analysis based on these variables and hierarchical clustering also distinguished the Ahigh from the Alow subgroup, irrespective of IC/EM. The findings highlight the possible use of pelvic urogenital tract weight along with testes weight as a simple, reliable, and efficient morphometric indicator for identifying androstenone-positive carcasses of different sex categories. |
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| Ključne besede: | boar taint, morphometric indicators, immunocastration, entire males |
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| Status publikacije: | Objavljeno |
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| Verzija publikacije: | Objavljena publikacija |
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| Poslano v recenzijo: | 26.05.2023 |
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| Datum sprejetja članka: | 19.06.2023 |
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| Datum objave: | 20.06.2023 |
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| Založnik: | MDPI |
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| Leto izida: | 2023 |
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| Št. strani: | Str. 1-11 |
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| Številčenje: | Letn. 13, Št 12, št. članka 2042 |
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| PID: | 20.500.12556/DKUM-88231  |
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| UDK: | 636.09:618.1 |
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| COBISS.SI-ID: | 156625667 |
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| DOI: | 10.3390/ani13122042 |
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| ISSN pri članku: | 2076-2615 |
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| Datum objave v DKUM: | 11.04.2024 |
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| Število ogledov: | 365 |
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| Število prenosov: | 36 |
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| Področja: | Ostalo
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