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The effect of sex on growth and carcass quality in the bacon pig

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

R. Blair  and
P. R. English
R. Blair
Affiliation:
School of Agriculture, University of Aberdeen
P. R. English
Affiliation:
School of Agriculture, University of Aberdeen
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Extract

Castration of males is a long-established practice in animal husbandry, and although the use of boars rather than hogs was advocated by Fitzherbert in 1534 the use of castrates in pig production has continued to the present day.

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Research Article
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The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 64 , Issue 2 , April 1965 , pp. 169 - 176
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1965

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