Boar taint

March 2024 - June 2019

Raising entire males as an alternative to castration

Pig Welfare Castration Product quality and safety

21 March 2024

2 minute read

Review of scientific knowledge about raising entire males as an alternative to castration

Gene editing research sheds light on sex determination in pigs

Disease Genetics and reproduction Pig Welfare

29 December 2020

3 minute read

New research on sex determination suggests that producers may not have to surgically castrate male pigs to prevent boar taint.

Swine it #50: Top 5 changes in boar studs in the last 25 years - Dr Darwin Reicks

Disease Notifiable diseases PRRS

13 August 2020

2 minute read

Boar taint and the castration debate

Disease Managing disease Pig Welfare

11 July 2019

12 minute read

As routine castration causes unnecessary distress and pain for piglets, alternative strategies to reduce boar taint are being deployed, but what are the pros and cons of these strategies?

Here's one sustainable way to use tainted boar meat

Markets Research and innovation Product quality and safety

13 June 2019

5 minute read

New research suggests that boar meat with up to 0.3 μg/g skatole and up to 3.8 μg/g androstenone can be used in the production of sausages without impacting consumer acceptance.

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