Validation by collaborative trial of a method for the determination by GC–MS and LC–MS/MS of boar taint marker compounds in pork tissue [PDF]
Food Chemistry: X, 2020 Meat from male pigs may develop an off-flavour, commonly known as boar taint. Castration of male piglets prevents the potential formation of off-flavour.In the suggested method, three marker compounds for boar taint (skatole, androstenone and indole) are
Gerhard Buttinger, Thomas Wenzl
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Regulation of porcine hepatic cytochrome p450 - implication for boar taint. [PDF]
Comput Struct Biotechnol J, 2014 Cytochrome P450 (CYP450) is the major family of enzymes involved in the metabolism of several xenobiotic and endogenous compounds. Among substrates for CYP450 is the tryptophan metabolite skatole (3-methylindole), one of the major contributors to the off-odour associated with boar-tainted meat. The accumulation of skatole in pigs is highly dependent on
Rasmussen MK, Zamaratskaia G.
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Differential expression and co-expression gene networks reveal candidate biomarkers of boar taint in non-castrated pigs. [PDF]
Sci Rep, 2017 Boar taint (BT) is an offensive odour or taste observed in pork from a proportion of non-castrated male pigs. Surgical castration is effective in avoiding BT, but animal welfare issues have created an incentive for alternatives such as genomic selection.
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On-farm prevalence of and potential risk factors for boar taint
Animal, 2021 Boar taint is an unpleasant taste and odor that can occur in entire male pigs and is caused by androstenone, skatole, and to a lesser extent indole accumulating in fat tissue.
E. Heyrman +8 more
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Boar taint – possibilities and solutions in pig production [PDF]
Poljoprivreda, 2016 Over many years castration of male pigs has been a common zootechnical practice performed in order to avoid boar taint or offensive odour of pork found in sexually mature boars.
Boris Lukić +5 more
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Masking strategies to avoid the boar taint in meat products [PDF]
Journal on Processing and Energy in Agriculture, 2022 Surgery to castrate male pigs can be substituted by the manufacture of "entire males". However, the meat of whole male animals may have an unpleasant sexual odor, i.e. - boar taint.
Županjac Miloš +2 more
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How to Improve Meat Quality and Welfare in Entire Male Pigs by Genetics
Animals, 2021 Giving up surgical castration is desirable to avoid pain during surgery but breeding entire males raises issues on meat quality, particularly on boar taint, and aggression.
Catherine Larzul
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RNA deep sequencing reveals novel candidate genes and polymorphisms in boar testis and liver tissues with divergent androstenone levels. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 Boar taint is an unpleasant smell and taste of pork meat derived from some entire male pigs. The main causes of boar taint are the two compounds androstenone (5α-androst-16-en-3-one) and skatole (3-methylindole).
Asep Gunawan +11 more
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Effect of feeding fermentable fibrerich feedstuffs on meat quality with emphasis on chemical and sensory boar taint in entire male and female pigs [PDF]
, 2008 Skatole, androstenone and other compounds such as indole cause boar taint in entire male pork. However, female pigs also produce skatole and indole. The purpose of this experiment was to minimise boar taint and increase overall impression of sensory ...
Byrne, D.V. +6 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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