( Aldal et al., 2005Aldal, I.; Andresen, Ø.; Egeli, A.K.; Haugen, J.E.; Grødum, A.; Fjetland, O.; Eikaas, J.L.H. 2005. Levels of androstenone and skatole and the occurrence of boar taint in fat from young boars. Livestock Production Science 95: 121-129. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.livprodsci.2004.12.010
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.livprodsci.200...
) |
120-190 |
Entire males slaughtered at 16 weeks of age |
( Aluwé et al., 2017Aluwé, M.; Heyrman, E.; Theis, S.; Sieland, C.; Thurman, K.; Millet, S. 2017. Chicory fructans in pig diet reduce skatole in back fat of entire male pigs. Research in Veterinary Science 115: 340-344. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rvsc.2017.06.016
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rvsc.2017.06.0...
) |
119 (inulin)-180 (control) |
Entire males with supplemented feed, slaughtered at 25-27 weeks of age |
( Bonneau et al., 2000Bonneau, M.; Kempster, A.J.; Claus, R.; Claudi-Magnussen, C.; Diestre, A.; Tornberg, E.; et al. 2000. An international study on the importance of androstenone and skatole for boar taint: I. Presentation of the programme and measurement of boar taint compounds with different analytical procedures. Meat Science 54: 251-259. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0309-1740(99)00102-3
https://doi.org/10.1016/s0309-1740(99)00...
) |
150 |
Entire males (slaughter age not reported) |
( Grela et al., 2020Grela, E.R.; Świątkiewicz, M.; Kowalczuk-Vasilev, E.; Florek, M.; Kosior-Korzecka, U.; Skałecki, P. 2020. An attempt of implementation of immunocastration in swine production - impact on meat physicochemical quality and boar taint compound concentration in the meat of two native pig breeds. Livestock Science 232: 103905. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.livsci.2019.103905
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.livsci.2019.10...
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110.4-115.8 |
Entire males slaughtered at 22-24 weeks of age |
( Hansen et al., 2008Hansen, L.L.; Stolzenbach, S.; Jensen, J.A.; Henckel, P.; Hansen-Møller, J.; Syriopoulos, K.; Byrne, D.V. 2008. Effect of feeding fermentable fibre-rich feedstuffs on meat quality with emphasis on chemical and sensory boar taint in entire male and female pigs. Meat Science 80: 1165-1173. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.meatsci.2008.05.010
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.meatsci.2008.0...
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100 (chicory)-140 (control) |
Entire males with supplemented feed (slaughter age not reported) |
( Liu et al., 2017Liu, X.; Trautmann, J.; Wigger, R.; Zhou, G.; Mörlein, D. 2017. Fatty acid composition and its association with chemical and sensory analysis of boar taint. Food Chemistry 231: 301-308. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2017.03.112
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2017....
) |
200 |
Entire males slaughtered at 25 ± 2 weeks of age |
( Prusa et al., 2011Prusa, K.; Nederveld, H.; Runnels, P.L.; Li, R.; King, V.L.; Crane, J.P. 2011. Prevalence and relationships of sensory taint, 5 alpha-androstenone and skatole in fat and lean tissue from the loin (Longissimus dorsi) of barrows, gilts, sows, and boars from selected abattoirs in the United States. Meat Science 88: 96-101. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.meatsci.2010.12.008
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.meatsci.2010.1...
) |
197.3 |
Entire males (slaughter age not reported) |
( Whittington et al., 2011Whittington, F.M.; Zammerini, D.; Nute, G.R.; Baker, A.; Hughes, S.I.; Wood, J.D. 2011. Comparison of heating methods and the use of different tissues for sensory assessment of abnormal odours (boar taint) in pig meat. Meat Science 88: 249-255. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.meatsci.2010.12.029
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.meatsci.2010.1...
) |
171 |
Entire males (slaughter age not reported) |
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