Jella Wauters

Dr. Jella Wauters

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Academic Career Length

16Years (2011-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 September 2016 in Food Chemistry
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JWJella Wauters
Jella Wauters
VVVicky Vercruysse
Vicky Vercruysse
MAMarijke Aluwé
Marijke Aluwé
KVKaat Verplanken
Kaat Verplanken
LVLynn Vanhaecke
Lynn Vanhaecke


1 June 2019 in Research in Veterinary Science
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EHEvert Heyrman
Evert Heyrman
EKE. Kowalski
E. Kowalski
SMSam Millet
Sam Millet
Frank TuyttensFrank Tuyttens
Frank Tuyttens
BAB. Ampe
B. Ampe
MAMarijke Aluwé
Marijke Aluwé
Immunocastration (vaccination against boar taint) is an alternative method to prevent boar taint without the need for surgical castration. This study investigates the evolution of boar taint compounds in serum and fat, serum steroid compounds as well as behavior in immunocastrated pigs from 3 sire lines: 15 stress positive Belgian Piétrain (BP), 20 stress negative French Piétrain (FP), and 20 stress negative Canadian Duroc (CD). Hormone and boar taint compounds in serum were determined at 4 time points; boar taint compounds in fat were determined at 3 time points. Behavior, skin lesions, animal and pen fouling were also recorded before the first vaccination (<V1), between the first and second vaccination (V2). Aggressiveness, eating and drinking and general activity behavior declined from <V1 to V2 for all sire lines. Pigs from BP were cleaner than FP and CD pigs. Even though immunocastration was effective in general (reduced testosterone, estradiol as well as androstenone in serum) for all sire lines, some individual pigs showed either androstenone or skatole levels in fat above cutoff values. While the immunocastration mechanism works as intended for androstenone, and also for skatole for the three sire lines, the risk of carcasses with boar taint compounds above cutoff levels (respectively 1.9 and 3.7%) still remains to some extent.

18 August 2023 in Theriogenology Wild
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RGRatna Ghosal
Ratna Ghosal
KEKatie L. Edwards
Katie L. Edwards
TCTina L. Chiarelli
Tina L. Chiarelli
KFKerry V. Fanson
Kerry V. Fanson
Andre GanswindtAndre Ganswindt
Andre Ganswindt
ANAnnie E. Newell-Fugate
Annie E. Newell-Fugate