Comprehensive SPME-GC-MS Analysis of VOC Profiles Obtained Following High-Temperature Heating of Pork Back Fat with Varying Boar Taint Intensities [PDF]
Foods, 2021 Boar taint detection is a major concern for the pork industry. Currently, this taint is mainly detected through a sensory evaluation. However, little is known about the entire volatile organic compounds (VOCs) profile perceived by the assessor ...
Clément Burgeon +6 more
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Animal Welfare Consequences of Organic Boar Fattening and Occurrence of Boar Taint on Five Commercial Farms [PDF]
Animals, 2021 The welfare of male fattening pigs may be improved by refraining from castration, but may be compromised, in turn, by harmful social behaviour in groups of boars. In addition, boar taint may be problematic.
Jeannette C. Lange +2 more
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Farm and management characteristics associated with boar taint
Animal, 2013 Pig farms in the Netherlands producing boars have different levels of boar taint prevalence, as assessed by sensory evaluation with the human nose at the slaughter line.
C.P.A. van Wagenberg +5 more
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Systems genomics study reveals expression quantitative trait loci, regulator genes and pathways associated with boar taint in pigs. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 Boar taint is an offensive odour and/or taste from a proportion of non-castrated male pigs caused by skatole and androstenone accumulation during sexual maturity.
Markus Drag +2 more
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In Vitro Assessment of the Effectiveness of Mineral Adsorbents in Sequestering Boar Taint Compounds [PDF]
AnimalsThe utility of four mineral adsorbents as potential feed additives to bind the boar taint compounds, androstenone and skatole, was assessed with an in vitro system.
Sanghyuk Park, James Squires
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Evaluation of various boar taint detection methods
Animal, 2012 The aim of this study was to evaluate the performance of various boar taint detection methods, measure the relationship between them and identify possible points of improvement for boar taint detection.
M. Aluwé +5 more
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Evaluation of the effect of surgical and immunological castration of male pigs on boar taint compounds in oral fluid and fat tissue by LC-MS/MS method [PDF]
Journal of Veterinary Research, 2020 An effective way of preventing undesirable boar taint in pork meat caused by the presence of androstenone, skatole and indole is surgical castration of piglets. This, however, arouses growing social opposition.
Woźniak Barbara +4 more
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The Effect of the Boar Taint Masking Strategy (Adding Dried Origanum vulgare or Allium sativum) on Sensory Characteristics [PDF]
AnimalsWith increasing efforts to ban surgical castration, it is important to find ways to mask the level of boar taint in meat. The aim of this study was to test the possibility of masking boar taint or skatole levels by adding dried Origanum vulgare or Allium
Kateřina Zadinová +7 more
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Pros and Cons of Alternatives to Piglet Castration: Welfare, Boar Taint, and Other Meat Quality Traits [PDF]
Animals, 2019 This paper reviews the pros and cons of various alternatives to the surgical castration of male piglets without pain relief. Castration is mostly motivated by the presence of boar taint in the meat from some entire male pigs.
Michel Bonneau, Ulrike Weiler
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Towards real-time pork breed and boar taint classification using rapid evaporative ionisation mass spectrometry [PDF]
npj Science of FoodTo help counteract food fraud and meet consumer expectations, the pork industry requires reliable quality-monitoring and traceability systems. In this context, rapid evaporative ionisation mass spectrometry (REIMS) could be rolled out as a real-time ...
V. Gkarane +10 more
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