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Old World wild swine having a narrow body and prominent tusks from which most domestic swine come

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an uncastrated male hog

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For a long time, the boar is generally used the traditional way of castration to control the problem of boar taint. Researches showed that castration can not only reduce boar taint but cause animal welfare issues.
Absence of an effect of dietary fibre or clinoptilolite on boar taint in entire male pigs fed practical diets.
Identification of the Pig Constitutive Androstane Receptor (pgCAR) Agonist using a High-throughput Screening Assay
Even with castration, boar taint is a problem for Canadian producers.
Food for thought
Brunius C, Zamaratskaia G, Andersson K, Chen G, Norrby M, Madej A, Lundstrom K (2011) Early immunocastration of male pigs with Improvac[R]--Effect on boar taint hormones and reproductive organs.
Fuchs T, Nathues H, Koehrmann A, Andrews S, Brock F, Sudhaus N, Klein G, Beilage EG (2009) A comparison of the carcass characteristics of pigs immunized with a 'gonadotrophin-releasing factor (GnRF)' vaccine against boar taint with physically castrated pigs.
Growth performance, reproductive organs and carcass characteristics of immunocastrated pigs/ Comportamiento productivo, y caracteristicas de los organos reproductivos y de la canal de cerdos inmunocastrados/Comportamento produtivo, caracteristicas dos orgaos reprodutivos e da carcaca de suinos inmunocastrados
That is, before the boars attain the threshold level for boar taint and before the castrates become excessively fat such that their meat may not appeal to health conscious consumers.
Effects of age/weight and castration on fatty acids composition in pork fat and the qualities of pork and pork fat in Meishan x large white pigs
'A lot of butchers won't take male meat unless they have been castrated and our local abattoir won't take males because of boar taint fears.
Pig breeding technology could make bacon taste nicer more of the time
They say it is done to prevent "boar taint" - where the taste of the meat is affected by the presence of testosterone.
You swine! `Pig farmer' Schmeichel ad outrage
Kubale V, Batorek N, Skrlep M, Prunier A, Bon neau M, Fazarinc G, Candek-Potokar M (2012) Steroid hormones, boar taint compounds, and reproductive organs in pigs according to the delay between immunocastration and slaughter.
Productive performance, carcass and meat quality of pigs immuncastrated at different age/Comportamiento productivo, caracteristicas de la canal y calidad de la carne de cerdos inmunocastrados a diferente edad/Comportamento produtivo, caracteristicas da carcaca e qualidade da carne de suinos imunocastrados em diferentes idades
Vaccination of boards with a GnRH vaccine (Improvac) eliminates boar taint and increases growth performance.
Carcass characteristics and qualitative attributes of pork from immunocastrated animals
A comparison of the carcase characteristics of pigs immunized with a 'gonadotrophin-releasing factor (GnRF)' vaccine against boar taint with physically castrated pigs.
Carcass characteristics and meat of surgically castrated and immunocastrated pigs fed different nutritional levels/ Caracteristicas de carcaca e da carne de suinos machos castrados e imunocastrados alimentados com diferentes niveis nutricionais
The mammary gland, the digestive system and fertility will be the focus of separate basic research packages, with more applied research targeted at enhancing eggshell quality for food safety; improving animal behaviour linked to welfare; and eliminating boar taint in pig meat.
Major European livestock breeding project launched
An international study on the importance of androstenone and skatole for boar taint: III.
Production of entire male pigs with or without the supplementation of amino acids: performance and feed cost/Producao de suinos inteiros com ou sem a suplementacao de aminoacidos: desempenho e custo de alimento
ABSTRACT : The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of dehairing methods and sex on various traits of pork quality, as well as on tissue levels of the boar taint compounds androstenone and skatole.
Effects of dehairing methods and sex on pork quality and boar taint compound levels in tissues
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