Developing and Understanding Olfactory Evaluation of Boar Taint [PDF]
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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Pork Production with Entire Males: Directions for Control of Boar Taint [PDF]
Animals, 2020 Boar taint is caused by the accumulation of androstenone and skatole and other indoles in the fat; this is regulated by the balance between synthesis and degradation of these compounds and can be affected by a number of factors, including environment and
E. James Squires +2 more
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Nuclear Receptor Pathways Mediating the Development of Boar Taint [PDF]
Metabolites, 2022 The nuclear receptors PXR, CAR, and FXR are activated by various ligands and function as transcription factors to control the expression of genes that regulate the synthesis and metabolism of androstenone and skatole.
Christine Bone, E. James Squires
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Feasibility of on/at Line Methods to Determine Boar Taint and Boar Taint Compounds: An Overview [PDF]
Animals, 2020 Classification of carcasses at the slaughter line allows an optimisation of its processing and differentiated payment to producers. Boar taint is a quality characteristic that is evaluated in some slaughter plants.
Maria Font-i-Furnols +8 more
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Seasonal Variations on Testicular Morphology, Boar Taint, and Meat Quality Traits in Traditional Outdoor Pig Farming [PDF]
Animals, 2023 Traditional outdoor pig farming is renowned for its emphasis on animal welfare and the production of highly valued, quality meat. While seasonality is known to impact certain animals, particularly those raised outdoors, there is a lack of research on ...
Sofia Botelho-Fontela +10 more
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A performance test for boar taint compounds in live boars [PDF]
Animal, 2013 Genetically reducing boar taint using low-taint lines is considered the most sustainable and economic long-term alternative to surgical castration of male pigs.
C. Baes +7 more
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In Vitro and In Vivo Comparisons of Activated Charcoal and Biochar as Dietary Treatments for Controlling Boar Taint [PDF]
BiomoleculesActivated charcoal (AC) is an adsorbent that can prevent the accumulation of boar taint-causing compounds in the fat, but is not an approved dietary additive for livestock animals. Biochar (BC) is a similar feed-approved charcoal adsorbent that may be an
Melissa Parent +3 more
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Enhanced HPLC Method for Boar Taint Quantification. [PDF]
ChemistryOpenAbstractBoar taint is an unpleasant odour found in the carcasses of entire male pigs, resulting from androstenone and skatole accumulation during pubertal development, and impacting pork quality. This study proposes the validation of an adapted chromatographic method for quantifying skatole and androstenone in the pigs’ liquid fat using fluorescence ...
Pereira-Pinto R +4 more
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Animal, 2017 There is a commitment by the European pig sector to ban surgical castration of male piglets in the European Union in 2018. One alternative to castration is to raise entire male pigs, with an increased risk of boar taint.
E. Heyrman +8 more
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Genomic background and genetic relationships between boar taint and fertility traits in German Landrace and Large White [PDF]
BMC Genetics, 2020 Background Due to ethical reasons, surgical castration of young male piglets in their first week of life without anesthesia will be banned in Germany from 2021.
Ines Brinke +6 more
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