A performance test for boar taint compounds in live boars

Genetically reducing boar taint using low-taint lines is considered the most sustainable and economic long-term alternative to surgical castration of male pigs. Owing to the high heritability of the main boar taint components (androstenone, skatole and indole), breeding is an excellent tool for redu...

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Main Authors: C. Baes, S. Mattei, H. Luther, S. Ampuero, X. Sidler, G. Bee, P. Spring, A. Hofer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-01-01
Series:Animal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731112002273