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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Genetics Selection Evolution, 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 +2 more
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Developing and Understanding Olfactory Evaluation of Boar Taint
Animals, 2020 Trained expert panels are used routinely in boar taint research, with varying protocols for training of panelists and scoring methods. We describe a standardized process for training and scoring, to contribute to standardize the olfactory detection of ...
Evert Heyrman +7 more
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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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Hydrolysable tannin-based diet rich in gallotannins has a minimal impact on pig performance but significantly reduces salivary and bulbo-urethral gland size [PDF]
, 2017 Tannins have long been considered ‘anti-nutritional’ factors in monogastric nutrition, shown to reduce feed intake and palatability. However, recent studies revealed that compared to condensed tannins, hydrolysable tannins (HT) appear to have far less ...
Ampuero-Kragten, S. +7 more
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Current Zoology, 2010 We investigated the role of the main olfactory and accessory olfactory systems (MOS and AOS respectively) in the detection of androstenone. We used the following experimental approaches: behavioral, surgical removal of the vomeronasal organ (VNX ...
Vera V. VOZNESSENSKAYA, Maria A.KLYUCHNIKOVA, Charles J. WYSOCKI
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Effect of faecal soiling on skatole and androstenone occurrence in organic entire male pigs
Animal, 2015 Production of entire male pigs could be a future strategy for organic pig production. However, production of entire males leads to increased risk of carcasses with elevated boar taint levels.
R. Thomsen +4 more
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Moving towards boar taint-free meat: an overview of alternatives to surgical castration from a chain perspective [PDF]
, 2009 The objective of this study is to review important issues in boar taint prevention without surgical castration, namely alternatives to surgical castration, factors influencing boar taint development and economic considerations associated with the ...
Backus, G.B.C. +2 more
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Monitoring of behavior, sex hormones and boar taint compounds during the vaccination program for immunocastration in three sire lines [PDF]
, 2019 Immunocastration (vaccination against boar taint) is an alternative method to prevent boar taint without the need for surgical castration. This study investigates the evolution of boar taint compounds in serum and fat, serum steroid compounds as well as ...
Aluwé, M +9 more
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Biochemical, nutritional and genetic effects on boar taint in entire male pigs
Animal, 2009 Pork odour is to a great extent affected by the presence of malodorous compounds, mainly androstenone and skatole. The present review outlines the current state of knowledge about factors involved in the regulation of androstenone and skatole in entire ...
G. Zamaratskaia, E.J. Squires
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