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 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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Efficiency of different selection strategies against boar taint in pigs
Animal, 2014 The breeding scheme of a Swiss sire line was modeled to compare different target traits and information sources for selection against boar taint. The impact of selection against boar taint on production traits was assessed for different economic weights ...
Henner Simianer
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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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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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Animal, 2015 Societal pressure to ban surgical castration of male piglets is rising due to animal welfare concerns, thus other methods to prevent boar taint need to be explored.
Frank Tuyttens +2 more
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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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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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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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