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Correlations between PORCUS classification and androstenone in boars, and effects of cooking methods thereon [PDF]

, 2020
The aim of this research was to evaluate relationships between the PORCUS classification system and factors affecting boar taint in pork. Intact male pork carcasses (n = 176) were randomly selected in a South African commercial abattoir from three PORCUS
Hoffman, L.C., Needham, T, van Zyl, K, van Zyl, K., Needham, T., Hoffman, L. C.   +5 more
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Genetic and metabolic aspects of androstenone and skatole deposition in pig adipose tissue: A review [PDF]

, 2008
High levels of androstenone and skatole in fat tissues are considered the primary causes of boar taint, an unpleasant odour and flavour of the meat from non-castrated male pigs.
Bonneau, Michel, Robic, Annie, Bonneau, Michel, M., Bonneau Michel, Annie Robic, Michel Bonneau, Catherine Larzul, Larzul, Catherine, Robic Annie, Larzul Catherine   +9 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

Animal
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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Olfactory sensitivity to the pheromone, androstenone, is sexually dimorphic in the pig

Physiology & Behavior, 1995
Sexually dimorphic pheromone pathways have been used successfully to study insect olfactory coding. As one of the few mammalian species with an identified sex pheromone, the domestic pig (Sus scrofa) may be an ideal vertebrate species in which to examine sex differences in olfactory processing of a specific stimulus.
K M, Dorries, E, Adkins-Regan, B P, Halpern   +2 more
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Genetic and environmental contributions to perceived intensity and pleasantness of androstenone odor: an international twin study [PDF]

, 2008
We estimated the genetic and environmental components of variation in perceived intensity and pleasantness of androstenone, an odorous compound showing specific anosmia, by modeling twin data from Finland, Denmark, the UK, and Australia.
Kyvik, Kirsten O.; id_orcid, Knaapila, Antti, Tuorila, Hely, Spector, Tim D., Kyvik, Kirsten O., Cherkas, Lynn F., Wright, Margaret J., Hansen, Jonathan, Kaprio, Jaakko, Silventoinen, Karri, Perola, Markus, Keskitalo, Kaisu, Martin, Nicholas G.   +12 more
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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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Identification of gene co-expression clusters in liver tissues from multiple porcine populations with high and low backfat androstenone phenotype [PDF]

, 2015
Background: Boar taint is principally caused by accumulation of androstenone and skatole in adipose tissues. Studies have shown high heritability estimates for androstenone whereas skatole production is mainly dependent on nutritional factors ...
Ernst Tholen, Karl Schellander, Asep Gunawan, Tesfaye, Dawit, Tholen, Ernst, Christine Große-Brinkhaus, Mehmet Cinar, Hofmann-Apitius, Martin, Christiane Neuhoff, Michael Hölker, Martin Hofmann-Apitius, Hoelker, Michael, Sahadevan, Sudeep, Gunawan, Asep, Sudeep Sahadevan, Dawit Tesfaye, Neuhoff, Christiane, Schellander, Karl, Grosse-Brinkhaus, Christine, Hölker, Michael, ÇINAR, Mehmet Ulaş   +20 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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Temporal aspects related to the perception of skatole and androstenone, the major boar odour compounds [PDF]

, 2001
Pork fat samples from 50 boars slaughtered at a commercial abattoir were analysed for skatole and androstenone concentrations and grouped within a 3×3 matrix representing low, medium and high levels of the odour compounds.
Dijksterhuis, G.B., Potgieter, C.M., A Minnaar, Potgieter, C. M., G.B Dijksterhuis, Heinze, P. H., De Kock, H.L., C.M Potgieter, Minnaar, A., Dijksterhuis, G. B., H.L de Kock, P.H Heinze, Kock, H.L., De, Kock, H. L. d., Heinze, P.H.   +14 more
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