Concentrations of Boar Taint Compounds Are Weakly Associated with Sexual Behavior of Young Boars
Strategies to control boar taint (BT) in meat relies on the reduction of skatole, indole, and androstenone concentration. This might have unfavorable effects on the libido of breeding boars.
Elena Boschi +4 more
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Microbial degradation of steroid sex hormones: implications for environmental and ecological studies
Aerobic degradation of steroid hormones relies on O2 as a co‐substrate of oxygenases to activate and to cleave the recalcitrant steroidal core ring. To date, two oxygen‐dependent degradation pathways—the 9,10‐seco pathway for androgens and the 4,5‐seco pathways for estrogens—have been characterized.
Yin‐Ru Chiang +4 more
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Batrachopolyenes: Volatile Norsteroids from Femoral Scent Glands of Frogs
A new family of volatile steroidal natural products, the batrachopolyenes, have been isolated and identified from torrent frogs. A total synthesis established their structure. These norsteroids contain a unique contracted A‐ring and unusual functionalization across the structural core, which were installed along a divergent total synthetic sequence ...
Matthew Stell +7 more
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IMPLEMENTATION OF GENOMIC INFORMATION IN SELECTION OF BOARS ON SKATOLE AND ANDROSTENONE CONCENTRATIONS [PDF]
Genomic predictors offer an opportunity to overcome the limitations of classical selection against boar taint, and this study evaluated different approaches to obtain such predictors. Samples from 941 pigs were included in a design which was dominated by
Boris Lukić
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Annual banned‐substance review – Analytical approaches in human sports drug testing
Detection assays for drugs and methods of sports doping published between 2018 and 2019 are critically reviewed and evaluated in context with the Prohibited List 2019 as established by the World Anti‐Doping Agency. Abstract Within the complex construct of today's antidoping work, continuously updated routine doping controls, as well as advancements in ...
Mario Thevis, Tiia Kuuranne, Hans Geyer
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Steroid metabolism is important in various species. The accumulation of androgen metabolite, androstenone, in pig adipose tissue is negatively associated with pork flavor, odour and makes the meat unfit for human consumption.
Gang Chen +8 more
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RNA deep sequencing reveals novel candidate genes and polymorphisms in boar testis and liver tissues with divergent androstenone levels. [PDF]
Boar taint is an unpleasant smell and taste of pork meat derived from some entire male pigs. The main causes of boar taint are the two compounds androstenone (5α-androst-16-en-3-one) and skatole (3-methylindole).
Asep Gunawan +11 more
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Towards entire male pigs in Europe: a perspective from the Spanish supply chain [PDF]
In pig production, surgical castration is primarily performed to avoid boar taint and for management purposes. The European Commission plans to end surgical piglet castration voluntarily by 2018.
Avena, Maria +7 more
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Ability to smell androstenone is genetically determined. [PDF]
Some adult humans cannot detect the odor of androstenone (5 alpha-androst-16-en-3-one), a volatile steroid. To test for the presence of genetic variance associated with this trait, adult twins were tested for their ability to smell androstenone and another odorant, pyridine, that is readily perceived by most adults. Ascending concentration, two-sample (
C J, Wysocki, G K, Beauchamp
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The present study investigated the presence of a single-nucleotide polymorphism (G > T) at base −8 upstream of ATG in 5′ untranslated region of cytochrome b5 (CYB5A) gene in Swedish pig populations and evaluated the significance of this polymorphism for ...
G. Zamaratskaia +8 more
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