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Recent genetic advances on boar taint reduction as an alternative to castration: a review

Boar taint is an unpleasant odor in male pig meat, mainly caused by androstenone, skatole, and indole, which are deposited in the fat tissue. Piglet castration is the most common practice to prevent boar taint. However, castration is likely to be banished in a few years due to animal welfare concern...

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Autores principales: Duarte, Darlene Ana Souza, Schroyen, Martine, Mota, Rodrigo Reis, Vanderick, Sylvie, Gengler, Nicolas
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7822767/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33405214
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13353-020-00598-w