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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 ...
Frank Tuyttens +2 more
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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.
Daniel Mörlein +2 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
Christine Bone +2 more
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A performance test for boar taint compounds in live boars
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.
Giuseppe Bee, X Sidler
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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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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.
Frank Tuyttens +2 more
exaly +6 more sources
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 M C Van Der Peet-Schwering +2 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.
Ulrike Weiler +2 more
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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.
Frank Tuyttens +2 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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