In vitro assessment of the effectiveness of non-nutritive sorbent materials as binding agents for boar taint compounds
Boar taint, an off-odor and an off-flavor in the meat from some uncastrated male pigs, is due to high levels of the testicular steroid hormone, androstenone, and the indole, skatole. Thus far, there are no known methods for controlling both androstenone and skatole through dietary means. We tested t...
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Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2011-01-01
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731111000802 |