The distal end of porcine chromosome 6p is involved in the regulation of skatole levels in boars [PDF]
BMC Genetics, 2011 Background Boar taint is an unpleasant condition of pork, mainly due to the accumulation of androstenone and skatole in male pigs at onset of puberty.
Crooijmans Richard PMA +7 more
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Interaction between dietary digestible tryptophan and soy oligosaccharides in broiler chickens: effects on caecal skatole level and microflora [PDF]
Animal Bioscience, 2023 Objective This study was conducted to evaluate the interactive effects of dietary digestible tryptophan (dTry) and soy oligosaccharides (SO) on growth performance, caecal skatole level, and microflora of broiler chickens aged from 14 to 42 days.
Jing Chen +4 more
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Nature Communications, 2018 Skatole is a bacterial metabolite responsible for boar taint and the objectionable smell of manure. Here, the authors elucidate the final step of skatole biosynthesis, describing the discovery and biochemical characterization of the enzyme catalysing the
Dazhi Liu +13 more
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Animals, 2021 The ban on piglet castration without anaesthesia poses a challenge for the meat industry since alternatives ensuring the production of flawless pork have to be established.
Dana Carina Schubert +4 more
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Effect of faecal soiling on skatole and androstenone occurrence in organic entire male pigs
Animal, 2015 Production of entire male pigs could be a future strategy for organic pig production. However, production of entire males leads to increased risk of carcasses with elevated boar taint levels.
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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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Relationship between carcass weight, skatole level and sensory assessment in fat of different boars [PDF]
Czech Journal of Food Sciences, 2010 The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between the carcass weight and the level of skatole in boar back fat samples with descriptive sensory profiles (trained sensory panel) immediately after heating the fat samples (warm).
Nenad Parunović +4 more
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Interaction of Skatole and Androstenone in the Olfactory Perception of Boar Taint
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 2016 This study analyzed odor odor interactions of two malodorous volatile substances, androstenone and skatole, that may accumulate in fat and meat of uncastrated male (boar) pigs.
Hans-Jörg Eynck +17 more
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Hepatic Gene Expression and Metabolite Profiles of Androstenone and Skatole Relative to Plasma Estrone Sulfate Levels in Boars [PDF]
BiomoleculesTesticular steroids can alter the activity and expression of enzymes within the liver and may influence the metabolism of skatole and androstenone, which are responsible for boar taint.
Christine Bone, E. James Squires
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Fine mapping of a QTL affecting levels of skatole on pig chromosome 7 [PDF]
BMC Genetics, 2017 Background Previous studies in the Norwegian pig breeds Landrace and Duroc have revealed a QTL for levels of skatole located in the region 74.7–80.5 Mb on SSC7.
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