This producer decided to stop castrating his male pigs. - Photo: Michel Zoeter
When raising entire pigs, it is critical to avoid the occurrence of pork that carries boar taint. There are various ways this can be controlled, for example by taking the genetics route, by concentrating on the right nutrition and also by creating systems that pick out tainted carcasses at the slaughterline. The production and valorisation of meat from entire male pigs was the topic of a presentation by Patrick Chevillon on 5 October at the most recent edition of the Sommet de l’Elevage, in C
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