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Author(s): A. Heck
Publication Date: March 30, 2011
Reference: London Swine Conference, 2011
Country: Canada

Summary:

Immunocastration can offer many benefits to producers, and Brazil share notes on their experience and recommendations. The vaccination team should be composed of the right people for the job with proper training, knowledge, and skills. The team should have clear tasks and a schedule, be provided PPE, monitor the assessment points, and be aware of how to proceed if self-injection occurs. For facilities, separating pigs by sex makes the vaccination process easier, but may result in multiple source batches. The vaccination is convenient in that timing of the first dose is flexible. The facility should have proper infrastructure to handle animals while vaccinating. The producer should monitor animals to find any animals that may have been missed, or any vaccinated animals that develop abscesses. The supply pharmacy should have sufficient cold and monitored refrigerators, carry different sizes of bottles, have contingency stock, and have specific applicators. The slaughterhouse should be phased into handling immunocastrated animals, as they may require new task assignments and need to consider the destination of the testicles. National legislature needs to be changed to allow boars into the food system, and government veterinarians should be consulted. Finally, ways to make immunocastrated boar products appeal to the customer are through the increased animal welfare, strict food safety assurance, and improved sensory evaluations.

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