Simulation of the impact of an increased proportion of entire male pigs on the composition of pork cuts

The EU regulation banning castration of pigs without anaesthesia and its current implementation in several countries should provoke an increase in the production of entire males. As castration has an important effect on the fat distribution and the body composition in general, a great change in the composition of pork cuts is expected. In order to quantify such changes, the composition was assessed according to several scenarios including an increased proportion of entire male pigs.