Review of analytical methods to measure boar taint compounds in porcine adipose tissue: The need for harmonised methods

Meat Science

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 9-19

  Haugen, J E ^a   Brunius, C ^b   Zamaratskaia, G ^b  

^a NOFIMA   (Norway)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Androstenone; Chromatography; Immunoassay; Skatole; Spectrophotometry

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANALYTICAL METHOD; ANDROSTENONE; IMMUNOASSAY; PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS; SAMPLE PREPARATION; SKATOLE;

CHROMATOGRAPHY; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

TISSUE;

SUIDAE; SUS;

ANDROSTERONE; SKATOLE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; MALE; REVIEW; SWINE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANDROSTERONE; ANIMALS; MALE; SKATOLE; SWINE;

EID: 80053204624     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2011.07.005     Document Type: Review

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