Workshop 2: Castration of piglets
The starting point for the workshop was the European Declaration on alternatives to surgical castration, which aims at ending surgical castration of piglets by 2018.
Speakers
Monika Löfstedt, DVM, PhD, Farm & Animal Health:
Surgical Castration with Local Anaesthesia
Rikke Thomson, MSc, Aarhus University:
Production of Entire Male Pigs, A Means to Avoid Surgical Castration
Niels Wuyts, Director, Veterinary Operations, Zoetis:
Boar Tain Vaccination, A Possible Solution to Avoid Surgical Castration in Pigs
Reineke Hameleers, Director, Eurogroup for Animals:
An NGO’s Perspective on the Alternatives to Surgical Castration of Piglets
Susanne Støier, Director, Meat technology , Danish Meat Research Institute:
Detection of Boar Taint, A Means to Avoid Surgical Castration
Klaus Grunert, Professor, Aarhus University:
Stakeholder Perceptions of Alternatives to Surgical Castration of Male Piglets