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Ban on castration of boars in the Netherlands: modeling economic consequences of options [PDF]

, 2009
As a result of social criticism on castration, the Netherlands intend to start fattening boars. The great obstacle to a ban on castration is the expected negative effect on international trade because of the fear of boar taint.
Backus, G.B.C., Baltussen, W.H.M., Hennen, W.H.G.J.   +2 more
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Progress of genome wide association study in domestic animals [PDF]

, 2012
Domestic animals are invaluable resources for study of the molecular architecture of complex traits. Although the mapping of quantitative trait loci (QTL) responsible for economically important traits in domestic animals has achieved remarkable results ...
Hui Li, Hui Zhang, Shouzhi Wang, Zhipeng Wang   +3 more
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Genetic Admixture and Flavor Preferences: Androstenone Sensitivity in Malagasy Populations

Human Biology, 2015
The genetic basis of androstenone anosmia has been well studied due to androstenone's putative role as a human sex pheromone and its presence in pork meat. Polymorphisms have been identified on the olfactory receptor gene OR7D4, which significantly affect perception of androstenone pleasantness and intensity in several Western populations.
Harilanto, Razafindrazaka, Aurore, Monnereau, Dina, Razafindrazaka, Laure, Tonasso, Stephanie, Schiavinato, Jean-Aimé, Rakotoarisoa, Chantal, Radimilahy, Thierry, Letellier, Denis, Pierron   +8 more
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Growth performance, carcass characteristics and meat quality of group-penned surgically castrated, immunocastrated (Improvac®) and entire male pigs and individually penned entire male pigs [PDF]

, 2017
The objective of the study was to compare growth performance, carcass characteristics, meat quality and fatty acid composition of the adipose tissue of group-penned barrows, immunocastrated boars and entire males.
Ampuero Kragten, S., Bee, G., O'Doherty, J. V., Pauly, C., Spring, P.   +4 more
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Patterns of plasma sexual steroids in Duroc and Pietrain crossbred male pigs in organic farming and prediction of boar taint risk according to slaughter weight

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Boar taint risk in pork highly depends on fat tissue concentrations of androstenone and skatole, and indole to a lower extent. During pubertal development, androstenone is increasingly produced by testes and accumulates in fat tissues. Skatole and indole
A. Prunier, B. Lebret
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Efficacy of non-nutritive sorbent materials as intestinal-binding agents for the control of boar taint

Animal, 2011
In many countries, male pigs are castrated to prevent boar taint, but this practice raises concerns about animal welfare and reduces the production efficiency of pork. The objective of this study was to develop dietary manipulations to prevent boar taint.
K. Jen, E.J. Squires
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Relationship between carcass weight, adipose tissue androstenone level and expression of the hepatic 3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase in entire commercial pigs

Animal, 2007
Boar taint is a major meat-quality defect in pigs and is due to excessive accumulation of skatole and androstenone in adipose tissue. The present work investigated the relationship between carcass weight, levels of skatole and androstenone in adipose ...
S.I. Nicolau-Solano, F.M. Whittington, J.D. Wood, O. Doran   +3 more
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The missense of smell: functional variability in the human odorant receptor repertoire. [PDF]

, 2013
Humans have ~400 intact odorant receptors, but each individual has a unique set of genetic variations that lead to variation in olfactory perception. We used a heterologous assay to determine how often genetic polymorphisms in odorant receptors alter ...
Adipietro, KA, Keller, A, Lee, SS, Li, YR, Lin, A, Liu, WL, Mainland, JD, Matsunami, H, Moberly, AH, Snyder, LL, Trimmer, C, Zhan, S, Zhou, T, Zhuang, H   +13 more
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Metabolism of androstenone, 17β-estradiol and dihydrotestosterone in primary cultured pig hepatocytes and the role of 3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase in this process.

PLoS ONE, 2015
Steroids metabolism plays an important role in mammals and contributes to quality of pig meat. The main objective of this study was to identify metabolites of androstenone, 17β-estradiol and dihydrotestosterone using primary cultured pig hepatocytes as a
Gang Chen, Ying Bai, Li Ren, Dan Zhu, Yanhua Li, Meiying Fang, Huda Al-Kateb, Olena Doran   +7 more
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Overview - Activities with male pigs in Denmark [PDF]

, 2013
An overview of the activities with male pigs in ...
Maribo, Hanne
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