Maria M. Font-i-Furnols

ImplicationsImmunocastration of entire male pigs can lead to an increase in fat deposition following the administration of the second vaccine dose, depending on the immunocastration protocol applied. However, its effect on bone traits remains unknown. This work shows that the immunocastration vaccine, whether administered early or late, does not appear to affect the bone morphological characterist ...

Introduction One of the characteristics that influence the quality of meat as perceived by the consumer is the amount of intramuscular fat (IMF), which is located within the structure of muscle. In terms of taste, IMF is well correlated with pork acceptability. The threshold level of IMF needed for optimal eating quality of pork proposed is between 2.2 and 3.4% (Font-i-Furnols et al., 2012). ...

Introduction An ideal technique for the measurement of body growth and composition in livestock animals is noninvasive, non-destructive, accurate, easy to perform and applicable to a wide range of ages and body weights (Ferrell & Cornelius, 1984). Non-invasive, also known as non-destructive, techniques allow tissue changes in the same animal to be followed to study development over different s ...