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final pricing. Customers as alternative method to surgical castration is a more were in two groups, first thought that immunocastration acceptable way because this method respect the physical is a more humane method for reducing pain and the integrity of the animals. But this method is not suitable second one had doubts about the welfare benefits of the for all farmers because some pigs need to be fattened up method. Some customers also commented that this had to 180–200 kg. With a low risk of boar taint, pigs can be to be some sort of a hormone, which was considered as fed to a weight of 100–110 kg bodyweight (Dostálová et negative. Most of the customers thought that present al., 2008). Adam (1978) evaluated androstenone levels in practice (surgical castration) is fully acceptable and for this different live weights of 60, 75 and 90 kg in his study. Pigs reason can´t see necessity of an alternative. In summary at 60 kg showed an androstenone level in the range of most studies reported acceptance of immunocastration 0.4 to 1.0 mg g-1, while pigs at 90 kg had a range of 0.5 to from consumer side (Lagerkvist et al., 2006; Giffin et al., 2.6 mg g-1. 2008;), but we can find studies in Switzerland (Huber- Advantages: without castration, simple, less labour, -Eicher and Spring, 2008) and from Norway (Fredriksen et increased meat content and good quality of the carcass, al., 2010) which reported better acceptance for castration better feed conversion ratio, there is a smaller chance with anaesthesia than for immunucoastration. for complications or possible infections in case of Advantages: without castration, there is a smaller chance cryptorchidism or inguinal hernia (Aluwé, 2015). for complications or possible infections in case of Disadvantages: do not eliminate