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| Thomsen, Rikke; Edward, Sandra E.; Jensen, Bent Borg; Rousing, Tine; Sørensen, Jan Tind. |
| Production of entire male pigs could be a future strategy for organic pig production. However, production of entire males leads to increased risk of carcasses with elevated boar taint levels. It is hypothesized that skatole levels in pig meat are affected by soiling with manure and that organic housing facilities can increase the risk of pigs being heavily soiled. Therefore the overall aim of this study was to investigate if increased pig and pen soiling increases skatole concentration in entire male pigs. In 5 herds, 1174 organic entire male pigs were reared in four batches across two seasons, summer and winter. Measurements of pig and pen soiling, as well as fat skatole and androstenone concentration and human sensory tests of fat odour, were performed.... |
| Tipo: Journal paper |
Palavras-chave: "Organics" in general; Poultry; Regulation. |
| Ano: 2015 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/28044/7/28044.pdf |
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