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Theriogenology


Title:Effect of a gonadotropin-releasing factor vaccine on follicle-stimulating hormone and luteinizing hormone concentrations and on the development of testicles and the expression of boar taint in male pigs
Author(s):Fuchs T; Thun R; Parvizi N; Nathues H; Koehrmann A; Andrews S; Brock F; Klein G; Sudhaus N; Grosse Beilage E;
Address:"Field Station for Epidemiology, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, D-49456 Bakum, Germany"
Journal Title:Theriogenology
Year:2009
Volume:20090623
Issue:5
Page Number:672 - 680
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2009.04.025
ISSN/ISBN:1879-3231 (Electronic) 0093-691X (Linking)
Abstract:"The objective of this study was to determine the effect of using a gonadotropin-releasing factor (GnRF) vaccine on follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH) concentrations in plasma, the size of testicles, and the expression of boar taint in male pigs. Vaccinated pigs were compared with surgically castrated pigs and entire males. Pigs were randomly assigned to three treatment groups: surgically castrated during the first week of life (T01, n=274), immunized twice during the fattening period with a GnRF vaccine, the first when 13 to 14 wk of age and the second when 20 to 21 wk of age (T02, n=280), and entire males (T03, n=56). From a subgroup of both T01 and T02 and from all pigs of group T03, blood samples were collected immediately before second vaccination (T02) and again before slaughter at either 24 to 25 or 26 to 27 wk of life to determine the plasma concentrations of LH and FSH. Testicles were removed after slaughter and their size was determined. Meat and fat samples from all pigs of T02 and T03 as well as 25% of the pigs of T01 were examined with the cold cooking and fat melting test. Immediately before the second vaccination (T02 only), LH and FSH concentrations were not significantly different between T02 and T03. However, LH and FSH concentrations were significantly higher in T01 compared with T02 and T03. Before the first slaughter date, LH and FSH concentrations were significantly lower in T02 than in T03. Testicle size was significantly lower in T02 compared with that in T03. In T02, 98% (235 of 239) of the samples were rated negative for boar taint by the cooking test, whereas in T03, 94% (48 of 51) were rated positive. In the fat melting test, 97% of T02 were rated negative and 3% (7 pigs) were rated positive, including the pigs tested positive in the cold cooking test. In T03, 94% were rated positive. All pigs (7 of 239) in T02 that were positive for boar taint in the cooking or melting test and that were tested had androstenone and skatole concentrations in backfat below threshold levels of 1 microg/g and 0.2 microg/g, respectively"
Keywords:Adipose Tissue/chemistry/metabolism Androsterone/analysis/metabolism Animals Follicle Stimulating Hormone/*blood Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone/*immunology Luteinizing Hormone/*blood Male Osmolar Concentration Pheromones/analysis/*metabolism Skatole/analy;
Notes:"MedlineFuchs, T Thun, R Parvizi, N Nathues, H Koehrmann, A Andrews, S Brock, F Klein, G Sudhaus, N Grosse Beilage, E eng Randomized Controlled Trial Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't 2009/06/26 Theriogenology. 2009 Sep 15; 72(5):672-80. doi: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2009.04.025. Epub 2009 Jun 23"

 
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