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Relationships between skatole and androstenone in Large White and Meishan pigs
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 20 November 2017
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Boar taint is an offensive odour and flavour in the meat from some (perhaps 0.05) entire male pigs. It occurs when high concentrations of skatole and androstenone are reached in fat tissue. Boar taint is more common in some breeds than others and as part of an investigation into its genetic basis (Doran et al., 2001), we have studied skatole, androstenone and testosterone relationships in Large White and Meishan cross bred pigs.
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