230 The relationship between hormone status and the metabolism of androstenone and skatole in isolated porcine hepatocytes [PDF]
J Anim SciSurgical castration is a significant welfare concern within the swine industry; however, it is currently the most effective method to prevent boar taint, which is a meat quality issue that develops in entire male pigs due to the accumulation of ...
C. Bone, E. J. Squires
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Enhancement of pigmeat quality by altering pre-slaughter management [PDF]
, 2005 End of project reportThe studies presented in this report were conducted to investigate the effect of breed, slaughter weight, castration of male pigs and strategic feeding strategies on the performance of pigs to slaughter and on their carcass quality.
Allen, Paul +5 more
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Development of reference methods for the detection and the measurement of the main compounds responsible for boar taint [PDF]
, 2014 Meat from male pigs may develop an off-flavour, commonly known as boar taint. For that reason male piglets are surgically castrated at young age to avoid the potential off-flavour formation.
BUTTINGER Gerhard, WENZL Thomas
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Spanish Journal of Agricultural ResearchAim of study: To assess the boar taint prevalence in the Portuguese pork industry through an observational study model by measuring skatole and androstenone levels in fat and to compare it with the estimated thresholds for these compounds among ...
Ricardo Pereira-Pinto +5 more
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Foods, 2020 This study investigates the combined effect of immunocastration, dietary protein level (low, medium or high) and ractopamine hydrochloride supplementation (0 or 10 mg/kg) on the adipose concentrations of androstenone, skatole and indole in pigs, and ...
Tersia Needham +4 more
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Olfactory perception of 5α-androst-16-en-3-one: Data obtained in the residents of central Russia
Data in Brief, 2022 This dataset describes olfactory perception of androstenone (5α-androst-16-en-3-one) in residents of central Russia (n=807, 9-84 years old). Based on previous studies, 3.13 × 10−3% androstenone was utilized for sensory testing. A modified two-alternative
Maria A. Klyuchnikova +3 more
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Ebermast – eine Herausforderung für den Ökolandbau [PDF]
, 2013 Das Thema Kastration von männlichen Ferkeln wird immer wieder kontrovers zwischen Landwirten, Tierschützern und Politikern diskutiert. Die Kastration mit Betäubung und/oder Schmerzmitteln ist nur teilweise eine Verbesserung.
Früh, Barbara, Holinger, Mirjam
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Characterisation of eQTLs associated with androstenone by RNA sequencing in porcine testis.
Physiological Genomics, 2019 Characterisation of genetic variants affecting genome-wide gene expression levels (expression quantitative trait loci or eQTLs) in pig testes may improve our understanding of genetic architecture of boar taint (an animal welfare trait) and helps in ...
M. Drag +5 more
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Pig meat quality from entire males
Animal, 2009 This paper constitutes an updated review of the production and meat quality aspects of rearing entire male pigs. Since a major obstacle in rearing entire males is the incidence of boar taint, possible methods for detection are also summarised.
K. Lundström +2 more
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Feeding driet chicory root to pigs decrease androstenone accumulation in fat by increasing hepatic 3β hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase expression [PDF]
, 2012 The present study investigated the in vivo effect of chicory root on testicular steroid concentrations and androstenone metabolizing enzymes in entire male pigs.
Brunius, Carl +3 more
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