Abstract
The programme 'Boars Heading for 2018’ is an initiative by the Dutch pork production chain represented in the Stop Castration steering committee. The report compiles 50 individual studies from a research programme that was carried out over a five-year period (2009-2013) in the Netherlands. The main results of the research program are presented in this report. The report contains 6 chapters, each of them including several project results: 1. Setting the stage, 2. Consumer, 3. Detection, 4 Preventive measures, 5. Behaviour of boars, 6. Boar taint economics and international developments.
Original language | English |
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Place of Publication | Wageningen |
Publisher | Wageningen UR |
Number of pages | 60 |
Publication status | Published - 2013 |
Keywords
- pig farming
- meat production
- boars
- supply chain management
- pigmeat
- boar taint
- organoleptic traits
- castration
- consumer preferences
- detection
- animal behaviour
- animal welfare
- pigs
- animal production
- animal health