The effect of age on distribution of skatole and indole levels in entire male pigs in four breeds: Yorkshire, Landrace, Hampshire and Duroc

Meat Science

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 351-358

  Babol, J ^a   Zamaratskaia, G ^a   Juneja, R K ^a   Lundstrom K ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Boar taint; Indole; Skatole

Indexed keywords

PIGS; SEXUAL MATURITY;

FOOD PROCESSING; GENES; HEALTH; HORMONES; OILS AND FATS; STATISTICAL METHODS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

MEATS;

SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0346639271     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2003.11.008     Document Type: Article

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