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
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. An alternative method of inhibiting the development of unpleasant odour is immune castrat...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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2020-12-01
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| Series: | Journal of Veterinary Research |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.2478/jvetres-2020-0080 |