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Comin M, Pesenti Rossi G, Lanzoni L, Prasinou P, Lopez A, Vignola G, Barbieri S, Dalla Costa E. Heavy Pigs Reared for Italian Dry-Cured Products: Does Immunocastration Influence the Fatty Acid Profile of Loins and Backfat? Animals (Basel) 2024; 14:1284. [PMID: 38731288 PMCID: PMC11083403 DOI: 10.3390/ani14091284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2024] [Revised: 04/21/2024] [Accepted: 04/23/2024] [Indexed: 05/13/2024] Open
Abstract
The Italian pig sector requires heavy pigs (raised for at least nine months and slaughtered at >160 kg). In order to avoid boar taint and lower the impact on welfare, immunocastration provides an alternative to surgical castration. This study investigated the effects of immunocastration compared to surgical castration on the chemical composition and fatty acid profile of loins (longissimus dorsi muscle) and adipose tissue in Italian heavy pigs raised for dry-cured ham. Twenty-four male pigs were subjected to surgical castration (n = 12) or immunocastration (n = 12). Carcass parameters were monitored at slaughter, and samples of longissimus dorsi muscle and subcutaneous fat were analysed. This study showed no significant differences in carcass characteristics and proximate composition of fresh meat. However, variations were observed in the fatty acid profiles of meat and adipose tissue between groups. Notably, saturated fatty acids, particularly stearic acid (18:0), were higher in the intramuscular fat (IMF) of the immunocastrated pigs compared to the surgically castrated pigs. Conversely, monounsaturated fatty acids, predominantly oleic acid (18:1n-9), were higher in the IMF from the surgically castrated pigs compared to the immunocastrated pigs. While immunocastration may offer benefits in terms of animal growth and carcass composition, it could lead to unfavourable lipid changes in fresh loin meat for Italian heavy pigs.
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- Marta Comin
- Dipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria e Scienze Animali, Università degli Studi di Milano, 26900 Lodi, Italy; (M.C.); (G.P.R.); (S.B.); (E.D.C.)
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria e Scienze Animali, Università degli Studi di Milano, 26900 Lodi, Italy; (M.C.); (G.P.R.); (S.B.); (E.D.C.)
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- Facoltà di Medicina Veterinaria, Università degli Studi di Teramo, 64100 Teramo, Italy; (L.L.); (P.P.); (G.V.)
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- Facoltà di Medicina Veterinaria, Università degli Studi di Teramo, 64100 Teramo, Italy; (L.L.); (P.P.); (G.V.)
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria e Scienze Animali, Università degli Studi di Milano, 26900 Lodi, Italy; (M.C.); (G.P.R.); (S.B.); (E.D.C.)
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- Facoltà di Medicina Veterinaria, Università degli Studi di Teramo, 64100 Teramo, Italy; (L.L.); (P.P.); (G.V.)
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria e Scienze Animali, Università degli Studi di Milano, 26900 Lodi, Italy; (M.C.); (G.P.R.); (S.B.); (E.D.C.)
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria e Scienze Animali, Università degli Studi di Milano, 26900 Lodi, Italy; (M.C.); (G.P.R.); (S.B.); (E.D.C.)
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Mörlein D, Mörlein J, Gerlach C, Strack M, Kranz B, Brüggemann DA. An overlooked compound contributing to boar taint and consumer rejection of meat products: 2-Aminoacetophenone. Meat Sci 2024; 213:109497. [PMID: 38508078 DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2024.109497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2023] [Revised: 03/13/2024] [Accepted: 03/14/2024] [Indexed: 03/22/2024]
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Mainly skatole and androstenone have so far been considered causative for boar taint. Using a mixed methods approach it is shown herein that 2-aminoacetophenone (AAP) affects human perception of pork, too. We explored the importance of AAP in four trials: (1) chemical analyses of 221 fat samples from boar carcasses revealed that AAP occurs, on average, in similar quantities as skatole while the levels of androstenone being four-fold. (2) ranking tests with mixtures of androstenone and/or skatole with AAP presented on smell strips to trained sensory assessors showed that AAP amplifies boar odour. In order to study AAP's importance in meat products, four experimental variants of Lyon type sausage were then produced: a control, a product with added skatole (0.075 μg/g fat tissue), with added AAP (0.075 μg/g fat tissue), and with addition of both compounds. (3) results of a consumer discrimination test panel (n = 71) showed that, when added to a sausage system, APP causes a sensory difference of similar size as skatole while the methodology chosen affects the effect size: tetrad tests proved to be more sensitive than duo trio difference tests, in the tetrad test a sensory difference expressed as d' (d-prime) of 1.0 was reached. (4) a hedonic consumer test (n = 121) finally revealed that APP decreased consumer liking of the APP-spiked sausage - even to a stronger extent than skatole. APP caused significant drops in smell, taste, mouth-feel, after-taste and overall liking in Lyoner. Overall the findings suggest that, in the context of pork meat, AAP is of similar olfactory importance as skatole.
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- Daniel Mörlein
- Department of Animal Sciences, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Germany.
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- Department of Animal Sciences, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Germany
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- Max Rubner-Institut für Ernährung und Lebensmittel, Institut für Sicherheit und Qualität bei Fleisch, Kulmbach, Germany
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- Max Rubner-Institut für Ernährung und Lebensmittel, Institut für Sicherheit und Qualität bei Fleisch, Kulmbach, Germany
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Botelho-Fontela S, Paixão G, Pereira-Pinto R, Vaz-Velho M, Pires MA, Payan-Carreira R, Patarata L, Lorenzo JM, Silva A, Esteves A. The effects of different immunocastration protocols on meat quality traits and boar taint compounds in male Bísaro pigs. Theriogenology 2024; 214:89-97. [PMID: 37862942 DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2023.10.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2023] [Revised: 09/18/2023] [Accepted: 10/13/2023] [Indexed: 10/22/2023]
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Immunocastration can be an alternative to surgical castration in Bísaro pigs when there is a need to keep animals on the farm until at least 8 months old. As an autochthonous breed, some particularities must be addressed when doing immunocastration, for which 3 different protocols were tested and two control groups were made with surgically castrated males (SC) and boars (Bo). Two protocols were made in prepubertal pigs, with two (E2) and three inoculations (L3) in the first cycle, and another in adults (A2) with only two inoculations. Physicochemical parameters and boar taint compounds quantification and sensory analysis of the meat from the studied pigs were assessed. Immunocastration provided intermediate values between surgically castrated pigs and entire males, with low levels of boar taint compounds. The L3 group provided closer results to SC, which was also corroborated by the sensory analysis. Although the other two protocols had no significant differences with Bo, there was a positive tendency towards them. As is, the L3 protocol was promising as a good alternative to surgical castration, maintaining the characteristic attributes of the Bísaro pig meat.
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- Sofia Botelho-Fontela
- Animal and Veterinary Research Centre (CECAV), AL4AnimalS, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, 5000-801, Vila Real, Portugal.
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- Animal and Veterinary Research Centre (CECAV), AL4AnimalS, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, 5000-801, Vila Real, Portugal.
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- CISAS - Center for Research and Development in Agrifood Systems and Sustainability, Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo, 4900-347, Viana do Castelo, Portugal.
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- CISAS - Center for Research and Development in Agrifood Systems and Sustainability, Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo, 4900-347, Viana do Castelo, Portugal.
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- Animal and Veterinary Research Centre (CECAV), AL4AnimalS, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, 5000-801, Vila Real, Portugal.
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- CHRC - Comprehensive Health Research Centre & Department de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade de Évora, Pólo da Mitra, 7002, Évora, Portugal.
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- Animal and Veterinary Research Centre (CECAV), AL4AnimalS, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, 5000-801, Vila Real, Portugal.
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- Centro Tecnológico de la Carne de Galicia 4, 32900, San Cibrao das Viñas, Spain.
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- Animal and Veterinary Research Centre (CECAV), AL4AnimalS, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, 5000-801, Vila Real, Portugal.
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- Animal and Veterinary Research Centre (CECAV), AL4AnimalS, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, 5000-801, Vila Real, Portugal.
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Burgeon C, Font-i-Furnols M, Garrido MD, Linares MB, Brostaux Y, Sabeña G, Fauconnier ML, Panella-Riera N. Can sensory boar taint levels be explained by fatty acid composition and emitted volatile organic compounds in addition to androstenone and skatole content? Meat Sci 2022; 195:108985. [DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2022.108985] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2022] [Revised: 09/13/2022] [Accepted: 09/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Aluwé M, Heyrman E, Kostyra E, Żakowska-Biemans S, Almeida J, Citek J, Font-I-Furnols M, Moreira O, Zadinová K, Tudoreanu L, Lin-Schistra L, Van den Broeke A. Consumer evaluation of meat quality from barrows, immunocastrates and boars in six countries. Animal 2022; 16:100455. [PMID: 35183012 DOI: 10.1016/j.animal.2022.100455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2021] [Revised: 12/26/2021] [Accepted: 01/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
Abstract
The practice of surgical castration of piglets and its alternatives is still under debate. Production of boars may impair meat quality due to boar taint and reduced tenderness compared to meat from surgically castrated male pigs, while immunocastration reduces boar taint and may improve meat quality but seems to be less accepted by the pig chain. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the consumer's sensory appreciation of meat from barrows (BAs), immunocastrates (ICs) and boars (BOs) in six European countries, taking into account the selection of tainted carcass and consumers' appreciation of boar taint. Loin chops of 30 BAs, 30 ICs and 30 BOs were evaluated by 752 consumers in six countries: Belgium, Czech Republic, Poland, Portugal, Romania and Spain. Consumers rated odour, flavour, tenderness, juiciness, overall liking and willingness to buy and sensitivity to and liking of androstenone (AND) and liking of skatole (SKA) was also tested. In each of the six countries, consumers liked the odour of the BO samples less than that of BA, and IC intermediate. For flavour, tenderness, juiciness, overall liking and willingness to buy, liking scores given by the Czech, Polish and Portuguese consumers significantly differed between the BA, BO and IC. Willingness to buy was highest for BA by Czech and Polish consumers and for BA and IC by Portuguese consumers. The frequency of the negative check all terms that apply terms also differed, with a higher frequency of disgusting for BO compared to BA and IC and of off-flavour, irritating, manure, sweat, disappointing compared to BA, and intermediate for IC. 31% of the consumers disliked the odour of AND (NEGAND), and 36% of them were not sensitive; in contrast, 77% of the consumers disliked SKA (NEGSKA). The decrease in flavour liking score for BO compared to BA and IC was more outspoken by the NEGAND consumer, while NEGSKA consumers gave an overall lower liking score independent of the type of male pig. The results of this study indicate that IC can be a valid alternative for surgical castration.
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- M Aluwé
- Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (ILVO), Animal Sciences Unit, 9090 Melle, Belgium.
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- Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (ILVO), Animal Sciences Unit, 9090 Melle, Belgium
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- Institute of Human Nutrition Sciences, Warsaw University of Life Sciences (WULS-SGGW), ul. Nowoursynowska 159c, 02-787 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Human Nutrition Sciences, Warsaw University of Life Sciences (WULS-SGGW), ul. Nowoursynowska 159c, 02-787 Warsaw, Poland
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- Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária (INIAV), Quinta da Fonte Boa, 2005-048 Vale de Santarém, Portugal
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- Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague (CZU), Kamycka 129, 16500 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology (IRTA), Product Quality and Technology Program, Finca Camps I Armet, 17121 Monells, Girona, Spain
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- Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária (INIAV), Quinta da Fonte Boa, 2005-048 Vale de Santarém, Portugal
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- Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague (CZU), Kamycka 129, 16500 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Interdisciplinary Laboratory for Research on Heavy Metals Accumulation in the Food Chain and Modeling, University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest, 011464 Bucharest, Romania
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- Marketing and Consumer Behaviour Group, Wageningen University, Hollandseweg 1, 6706 KN Wageningen, the Netherlands
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- Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (ILVO), Animal Sciences Unit, 9090 Melle, Belgium
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Abstract
The so-called proportional odds assumption is popular in cumulative, ordinal regression. In practice, however, such an assumption is sometimes too restrictive. For instance, when modeling the perception of boar taint on an individual level, it turns out that, at least for some subjects, the effects of predictors (androstenone and skatole) vary between response categories. For more flexible modeling, we consider the use of a ‘smooth-effects-on-response penalty’ (SERP) as a connecting link between proportional and fully non-proportional odds models, assuming that parameters of the latter vary smoothly over response categories. The usefulness of SERP is further demonstrated through a simulation study. Besides flexible and accurate modeling, SERP also enables fitting of parameters in cases where the pure, unpenalized non-proportional odds model fails to converge.
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Barlow RS, Fitzgerald AG, Hughes JM, McMillan KE, Moore SC, Sikes AL, Tobin AB, Watkins PJ. Rapid Evaporative Ionization Mass Spectrometry: A Review on Its Application to the Red Meat Industry with an Australian Context. Metabolites 2021; 11:171. [PMID: 33804276 PMCID: PMC8000567 DOI: 10.3390/metabo11030171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2021] [Revised: 03/08/2021] [Accepted: 03/11/2021] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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The red meat supply chain is a complex network transferring product from producers to consumers in a safe and secure way. There can be times when fragmentation can arise within the supply chain, which could be exploited. This risk needs reduction so that meat products enter the market with the desired attributes. Rapid Evaporative Ionisation Mass Spectrometry (REIMS) is a novel ambient mass spectrometry technique originally developed for rapid and accurate classification of biological tissue which is now being considered for use in a range of additional applications. It has subsequently shown promise for a range of food provenance, quality and safety applications with its ability to conduct ex vivo and in situ analysis. These are regarded as critical characteristics for technologies which can enable real-time decision making in meat processing plants and more broadly throughout the sector. This review presents an overview of the REIMS technology, and its application to the areas of provenance, quality and safety to the red meat industry, particularly in an Australian context.
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- Robert S. Barlow
- Agriculture and Food, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, Coopers Plains, QLD 4108, Australia; (A.G.F.); (J.M.H.); (K.E.M.); (A.L.S.); (A.B.T.)
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- Agriculture and Food, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, Coopers Plains, QLD 4108, Australia; (A.G.F.); (J.M.H.); (K.E.M.); (A.L.S.); (A.B.T.)
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- Agriculture and Food, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, Coopers Plains, QLD 4108, Australia; (A.G.F.); (J.M.H.); (K.E.M.); (A.L.S.); (A.B.T.)
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- Agriculture and Food, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, Coopers Plains, QLD 4108, Australia; (A.G.F.); (J.M.H.); (K.E.M.); (A.L.S.); (A.B.T.)
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- Agriculture and Food, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, Werribee, VIC 3030, Australia; (S.C.M.); (P.J.W.)
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- Agriculture and Food, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, Coopers Plains, QLD 4108, Australia; (A.G.F.); (J.M.H.); (K.E.M.); (A.L.S.); (A.B.T.)
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- Agriculture and Food, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, Coopers Plains, QLD 4108, Australia; (A.G.F.); (J.M.H.); (K.E.M.); (A.L.S.); (A.B.T.)
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- Agriculture and Food, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, Werribee, VIC 3030, Australia; (S.C.M.); (P.J.W.)
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Heyrman E, Millet S, Tuyttens FAM, Ampe B, Janssens S, Buys N, Wauters J, Vanhaecke L, Aluwé M. On-farm prevalence of and potential risk factors for boar taint. Animal 2021; 15:100141. [PMID: 33573941 DOI: 10.1016/j.animal.2020.100141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2020] [Revised: 10/30/2020] [Accepted: 11/09/2020] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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Boar taint is an unpleasant taste and odor that can occur in entire male pigs and is caused by androstenone, skatole, and to a lesser extent indole accumulating in fat tissue. In the present observational study, we evaluated an extensive list of such potential risk factors which influence boar taint: social hierarchy and puberty attainment, housing, health, preslaughter conditions, season, feed, carcass composition, slaughter weight or age, and breed. Details on these factors were collected by interviews with the participating farmers, observations on each farm by trained observers and farmers, as well as slaughterhouse data. Twenty-two farms (in West- and East-Flanders, ranging from 160 to 600 sows, selected on suitability) raising entire male pigs were included in the study to evaluate the link between boar taint and potential risk factors related to the farm and slaughter batch (114 slaughter batches and 16 791 entire male pigs in total). Average olfactory boar taint prevalence was 1.8 ± 0.8%. Boar taint prevalence varied also within farms up to a maximum range between slaughter batches of 9.1% which suggests an effect of factors varying between slaughter batches such as season or other variables varying between slaughter batches. Less aggressive behavior at the end of fattening as well as lower skin lesion scores at fattening as well as at slaughter could be associated with less boar taint. The same might be said for sexual behavior, though less convincingly from this study. Measures that reduce aggression and stress have therefore have the potential to lower boar taint prevalence. The same might be said for sexual behavior, though less convincingly from this study. Furthermore, boar taint prevalence was generally higher in winter than in summer, which is relevant from a planning perspective for the slaughterhouses to seek alternative markets. Finally, increased CP gave significantly lower boar taint prevalences. This may to some extent be explained by the negative association between boar taint and lean meat percentage, as increased dietary CP levels promote the carcass lean meat percentages which can then be associated with lower boar taint levels.
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- E Heyrman
- ILVO (Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food), Animal Sciences Unit, 9090 Melle, Belgium; KU Leuven, Livestock Genetics, Department of Biosystems, 3001 Heverlee, Belgium
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- ILVO (Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food), Animal Sciences Unit, 9090 Melle, Belgium
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- ILVO (Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food), Animal Sciences Unit, 9090 Melle, Belgium
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- ILVO (Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food), Animal Sciences Unit, 9090 Melle, Belgium
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- KU Leuven, Livestock Genetics, Department of Biosystems, 3001 Heverlee, Belgium
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- KU Leuven, Livestock Genetics, Department of Biosystems, 3001 Heverlee, Belgium
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- Ghent University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Veterinary Public Health and Food Safety, Laboratory of Chemical Analysis, 9820 Merelbeke, Belgium
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- Ghent University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Veterinary Public Health and Food Safety, Laboratory of Chemical Analysis, 9820 Merelbeke, Belgium
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- ILVO (Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food), Animal Sciences Unit, 9090 Melle, Belgium.
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Feasibility of on/at Line Methods to Determine Boar Taint and Boar Taint Compounds: An Overview. Animals (Basel) 2020; 10:ani10101886. [PMID: 33076492 PMCID: PMC7602555 DOI: 10.3390/ani10101886] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2020] [Revised: 09/21/2020] [Accepted: 10/09/2020] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Simple Summary Due to welfare issues, the physical castration of male pigs is decreasing, and the entire male pig production is increasing. Fattening entire male pigs requires control due to the possibility of accumulating off odour/flavour called boar taint, which is mainly due to two compounds - skatole and androstenone. If carcasses with boar taint reach the market, it can cause a negative consumer reaction which may have economic consequences for the whole meat chain. Thus, it is necessary to sort out carcasses at the slaughter line. Today, a sensory quality control (human nose method) is used in some slaughter plants for this purpose. Detection by physical or chemical methods is also envisaged. A colorimetric method to determine skatole has been used in Danish abattoirs for decades, but it is foreseen that it will soon be replaced by the laser diode thermal desorption ion source coupled with a mass spectrometry equipment that allows a fully automated classification based on skatole and androstenone levels at speed line, with a delay of less than 40 min. Other potential methods such as the electrochemical biosensors, rapid evaporative ionization mass spectroscopy and Raman spectroscopy, still need further development and validation for an application at abattoir level. Abstract Classification of carcasses at the slaughter line allows an optimisation of its processing and differentiated payment to producers. Boar taint is a quality characteristic that is evaluated in some slaughter plants. This odour and flavour is mostly present in entire males and perceived generally by sensitive consumers as unpleasant. In the present work, the methodologies currently used in slaughter plants for boar taint classification (colorimetric method and sensory quality control-human nose) and the methodologies that have the potential to be implemented on/at the slaughter line (mass spectrometry, Raman and biosensors) have been summarized. Their main characteristics are presented and an analysis of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT) has been carried out. From this, we can conclude that, apart from human nose, the technology that arises as very promising and available on the market, and that will probably become a substitute for the colorimetric method, is the tandem between the laser diode thermal desorption ion source and the mass spectrometry (LDTD-MS/MS) with automation of the sampling and sample pre-treatment, because it is able to work at the slaughter line, is fast and robust, and measures both androstenone and skatole.
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Developing and Understanding Olfactory Evaluation of Boar Taint. Animals (Basel) 2020; 10:ani10091684. [PMID: 32957708 PMCID: PMC7552758 DOI: 10.3390/ani10091684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2020] [Revised: 09/04/2020] [Accepted: 09/11/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Simple Summary Boar taint is an unpleasant smell and taste of fat of uncastrated male pigs. Growing welfare concerns are pushing towards a ban on the common practice of castrating male piglets as a means to prevent boar taint. This pushes the pork industry to apply alternative strategies to prevent the consumption of tainted of meat. Detecting boar taint is an important aspect of solving this problem, both as a control strategy in slaughterhouses and in boar taint research. This study provides a training protocol and scoring method as well as recommendations for evaluating boar taint. Abstract Trained expert panels are used routinely in boar taint research, with varying protocols for training of panelists and scoring methods. We describe a standardized process for training and scoring, to contribute to standardize the olfactory detection of boar taint. Three experiments are described in which we (1) evaluate the importance of training and the effect of the previous sample, (2) determine detection thresholds on strips and in fat for our panel, and (3) test priming panelists before boar taint evaluation. For the final evaluation of boar taint, we propose a consistent three-person evaluation scoring on a 0–4 scale using a final mean score of 0.5 as the cut-off for boar taint. This gave an optimal sensitivity of 0.81 and a specificity of 0.56 compared to chemical cut-offs. Even limited training proved useful, but priming assessors with strips did not improve the evaluation of fat samples. Detection thresholds were higher in fat compared to strips, except for indole. We recommend panelists to always smell a non-tainted control sample after a tainted one as a ‘reset’ mechanism, before continuing. For longitudinal studies, we additionally advise to set up an expert panel with a fixed number of assessors performing each evaluation in duplicate.
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Mörlein J, Meier-Dinkel L, Gertheiss J, Schnäckel W, Mörlein D. Sustainable use of tainted boar meat: Blending is a strategy for processed products. Meat Sci 2019; 152:65-72. [PMID: 30826630 DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2019.02.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2018] [Revised: 01/22/2019] [Accepted: 02/21/2019] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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While forming mixtures is a widely used approach for other raw materials in food industry, it has not yet been systematically analyzed for boar tainted meat. That is why we simultaneously studied four factors relevant for the production of emulsion-type sausages: percentage boar meat (skatole concentrations up to 0.3 μg/g, androstenone up to 3.8 μg/g in melted backfat), duration of traditional smoke and concentration levels of two spices. 16 variants of Frankfurters were produced in two independent studies and evaluated by in total 211 consumers. A linear mixed effects model revealed that increased levels of boar tainted meat significantly reduced consumer acceptance which could not be compensated by increased smoke or spice levels. We propose a non-inferiority test to identify the mixture which is similarly accepted as the reference made without boar tainted meat. Up to 33% tainted boar meat is proposed, assuming a liking drop of 0.5 on a 9 point liking scale as benchmark for an inferior product.
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- Johanna Mörlein
- Department of Animal Sciences, Meat Science Group, University of Göttingen, D-37075 Göttingen, Germany.
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- Department of Economics and Social Sciences, Statistics and Data Science Group, Helmut Schmidt University, D-22043 Hamburg, Germany.
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- Department of Animal Sciences, Meat Science Group, University of Göttingen, D-37075 Göttingen, Germany.
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Size matters: Boar taint in relationship with body composition and testis volume measured by magnetic resonance imaging. Livest Sci 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2018.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Consumer acceptance of minced meat patties from boars in four European countries. Meat Sci 2017; 137:235-243. [PMID: 29223558 DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2017.11.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2017] [Revised: 11/26/2017] [Accepted: 11/27/2017] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A consumer study was performed in four EU countries to further clarify the acceptability of meat with boar taint. In Denmark, France, Italy and Poland, a total of 476 female consumers evaluated 8 meat patties from boars with varying levels of skatole (0.10-0.40μg/g fat tissue) and androstenone (0.47-2.00 μg/g fat tissue), in a pair-wise comparison with patties from castrates. Boar meat patties were always less preferred than the castrate meat patties, regardless of the level of androstenone and skatole. Acceptability of the boar meat patties decreased with increasing skatole level. In samples with low skatole levels, higher levels of androstenone also reduced acceptability among androstenone sensitive consumers. No clear threshold levels for androstenone and skatole could be identified. Maps presenting the reduction in preference due to increasing levels of skatole and androstenone, and corrected for the general acceptance of the meat product were developed, taking into account androstenone sensitivity. Further work is needed, covering the whole range of androstenone and skatole levels found in entire male pigs and for a wider set of meat products.
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Differential expression and co-expression gene networks reveal candidate biomarkers of boar taint in non-castrated pigs. Sci Rep 2017; 7:12205. [PMID: 28939879 PMCID: PMC5610188 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-11928-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2016] [Accepted: 09/01/2017] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Boar taint (BT) is an offensive odour or taste observed in pork from a proportion of non-castrated male pigs. Surgical castration is effective in avoiding BT, but animal welfare issues have created an incentive for alternatives such as genomic selection. In order to find candidate biomarkers, gene expression profiles were analysed from tissues of non-castrated pigs grouped by their genetic merit of BT. Differential expression analysis revealed substantial changes with log-transformed fold changes of liver and testis from -3.39 to 2.96 and -7.51 to 3.53, respectively. Co-expression network analysis revealed one module with a correlation of -0.27 in liver and three modules with correlations of 0.31, -0.44 and -0.49 in testis. Differential expression and co-expression analysis revealed candidate biomarkers with varying biological functions: phase I (COQ3, COX6C, CYP2J2, CYP2B6, ACOX2) and phase II metabolism (GSTO1, GSR, FMO3) of skatole and androstenone in liver to steroidgenesis (HSD17B7, HSD17B8, CYP27A1), regulation of steroidgenesis (STARD10, CYB5R3) and GnRH signalling (MAPK3, MAP2K2, MAP3K2) in testis. Overrepresented pathways included "Ribosome", "Protein export" and "Oxidative phosphorylation" in liver and "Steroid hormone biosynthesis" and "Gap junction" in testis. Future work should evaluate the biomarkers in large populations to ensure their usefulness in genomic selection programs.
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Verplanken K, Stead S, Jandova R, Poucke CV, Claereboudt J, Bussche JV, Saeger SD, Takats Z, Wauters J, Vanhaecke L. Rapid evaporative ionization mass spectrometry for high-throughput screening in food analysis: The case of boar taint. Talanta 2017; 169:30-36. [DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2017.03.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2017] [Revised: 03/14/2017] [Accepted: 03/17/2017] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Trautmann J, Meier-Dinkel L, Gertheiss J, Mörlein D. Noise and accustomation: A pilot study of trained assessors' olfactory performance. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0174697. [PMID: 28380041 PMCID: PMC5381871 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0174697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2017] [Accepted: 03/13/2017] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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While recent studies suggest an influence of noise on olfactory performance, it is unclear as to what extent the influence varies between subjects who are accustomed to noise and those who are not. Two groups of panelists were selected: a University panel usually working under silent conditions and an abattoir panel usually working on the slaughter line with abattoir noise. Odor discrimination, odor identification, and odor detection thresholds were studied. Furthermore, a sensory quality control task using 40 boar samples was performed. All tests were accomplished both with and without extraneous noise recorded at an abattoir (70 dB) using headphones. Contrary to the researchers’ expectations, abattoir noise hardly affected the olfactory tests nor was the quality control task impaired. Abattoir noise did not influence the perceived intensity of boar taint and the classification results of the testers, regardless of whether they were accustomed to such noise or not. The results indicate that sensory quality control can be conducted in a manufacturing environment with constant noise without diminishing the assessors’ performance.
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- Johanna Trautmann
- Department of Animal Sciences, Meat Science Group, University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Animal Sciences, Meat Science Group, University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Institute of Applied Stochastics and Operations Research, Clausthal, University of Technology, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Germany
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- Department of Animal Sciences, Meat Science Group, University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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Liu X, Trautmann J, Wigger R, Zhou G, Mörlein D. Fatty acid composition and its association with chemical and sensory analysis of boar taint. Food Chem 2017; 231:301-308. [PMID: 28450010 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2017.03.112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2016] [Revised: 03/09/2017] [Accepted: 03/21/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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A certain level of disagreement between the chemical analysis of androstenone and skatole and the human perception of boar taint has been found in many studies. Here we analyze whether the fatty acid composition can explain such inconsistency between sensory evaluation and chemical analysis of boar taint compounds. Therefore, back fat samples (n=143) were selected according to their sensory evaluation by a 10-person sensory panel, and the chemical analysis (stable isotope dilution analysis with headspace solid-phase microextraction and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry) of androstenone and skatole. Subsequently a quantification of fatty acids using gas chromatography-flame ionization detection was conducted. The correlation analyses revealed that several fatty acids are significantly correlated with androstenone, skatole, and the sensory rating. However, multivariate analyses (principal component analysis) revealed no explanation of the fatty acid composition with respect to the (dis-)agreement between sensory and chemical analysis.
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- Xiaoye Liu
- Key Laboratory of Meat Processing and Quality Control, Ministry of Education, College of Food Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, PR China; University of Goettingen, Department of Animal Sciences, Albrecht-Thaer-Weg 3, 37075 Göttingen, Germany
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- University of Goettingen, Department of Animal Sciences, Albrecht-Thaer-Weg 3, 37075 Göttingen, Germany
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- University of Goettingen, Department of Animal Sciences, Albrecht-Thaer-Weg 3, 37075 Göttingen, Germany
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- Key Laboratory of Meat Processing and Quality Control, Ministry of Education, College of Food Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, PR China
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- University of Goettingen, Department of Animal Sciences, Albrecht-Thaer-Weg 3, 37075 Göttingen, Germany.
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Olfactory evaluation of boar taint: effect of factors measured at slaughter and link with boar taint compounds. Animal 2017; 11:2084-2093. [DOI: 10.1017/s1751731117000994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Hydrolysable tannin-based diet rich in gallotannins has a minimal impact on pig performance but significantly reduces salivary and bulbourethral gland size. Animal 2016; 11:1617-1625. [PMID: 28004617 PMCID: PMC5561437 DOI: 10.1017/s1751731116002597] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Tannins have long been considered ‘anti-nutritional’ factors in monogastric nutrition,
shown to reduce feed intake and palatability. However, recent studies revealed that
compared with condensed tannins, hydrolysable tannins (HT) appear to have far less impact
on growth performance, but may be inhibitory to the total activity of caecal bacteria.
This in turn could reduce microbial synthesis of skatole and indole in the hindgut of
entire male pigs (EM). Thus, the objective of this study was to determine the impact of a
group of dietary HT on growth performance, carcass traits and boar taint compounds of
group housed EM. For the study, 36 Swiss Large White boars were assigned within litter to
three treatment groups. Boars were offered ad libitum one of three
finisher diets supplemented with 0 (C), 15 (T15) or 30 g/kg (T30) of HT from day 105 to
165 of age. Growth performance, carcass characteristics, boar taint compounds in the
adipose tissue and cytochrome P450 (CYP) isoenzymes CYP2E1, CYP1A2 and CYP2A19 gene
expression in the liver was assessed. Compared with C, feed efficiency but not daily gain
and daily feed intake was lower (P<0.05) in T15 and T30 boars.
Except for the percentage carcass weight loss during cooling, which tended
(P<0.10) to be greater in T30 than C and T15, carcass
characteristics were not affected by the diets. In line with the numerically lower
androstenone level, bulbourethral and salivary glands of T30 boars were lighter
(P<0.05) than of T15 with intermediate values for C. Indole level
was lower (P<0.05) in the adipose tissue of T30 than C pigs with
intermediate levels in T15. Skatole levels tended (P<0.10) to be
lower in T30 and C than T15 pigs. Hepatic gene expression of CYP isoenzymes did not differ
between-treatment groups, but was negatively correlated (P<0.05)
with androstenone (CYP2E1 and CYP1A2), skatole (CYP2E1, CYP2A) and indole (CYP2A) level.
In line with the numerically highest androstenone and skatole concentrations, boar taint
odour but not flavour was detected by the panellists in loins from T15 compared with loins
from C and T30 boars. These results provide evidence that HT affected metabolism of
indolic compounds and androstenone and that they affected the development of accessory sex
glands. However, the effects were too small to be detected by sensory evaluation.
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Meier-Dinkel L, Strack M, Höinghaus K, Mörlein D. Consumers dislike boar taint related off-flavours in pork chops regardless of a meal context. Meat Sci 2016; 122:119-124. [DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2016.07.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2015] [Revised: 06/05/2016] [Accepted: 07/20/2016] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Corral S, Belloch C, López-Díez JJ, Salvador A, Flores M. Yeast inoculation as a strategy to improve the physico-chemical and sensory properties of reduced salt fermented sausages produced with entire male fat. Meat Sci 2016; 123:1-7. [PMID: 27579788 DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2016.08.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2016] [Revised: 07/18/2016] [Accepted: 08/23/2016] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Yeast inoculation of dry fermented sausages manufactured with entire male fat was evaluated as a strategy to improve sausage quality. Four different formulations with entire male/gilt back fat and inoculated/non-inoculated with Debaryomyces hansenii were manufactured. The use of entire male back fat produced the highest weight losses, hardness and chewiness in dry sausages. Consumers clearly distinguished samples according to drying time and D. hansenii inoculation while the use of entire/gilt back fat was not highly perceived. The presence of androstenone and skatole was close to their sensory thresholds. Androstenone was not degraded during the process but skatole was affected by yeast inoculation. D. hansenii growth on the surface regulated water release during ripening, reduced hardness and chewiness in entire male sausages and resulted with similar texture to gilt sausages. Yeast inoculation inhibited lipid oxidation providing fruity odours and less oxidized fatty sausages in the sensory analysis. The effectiveness of yeast to mask boar taint was demonstrated by sensory analysis.
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- Sara Corral
- Instituto de Agroquímica y Tecnología de Alimentos (IATA-CSIC), Avda. Agustín Escardino 7, 46980 Paterna, Valencia, Spain
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- Instituto de Agroquímica y Tecnología de Alimentos (IATA-CSIC), Avda. Agustín Escardino 7, 46980 Paterna, Valencia, Spain
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- Instituto de Agroquímica y Tecnología de Alimentos (IATA-CSIC), Avda. Agustín Escardino 7, 46980 Paterna, Valencia, Spain
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- Instituto de Agroquímica y Tecnología de Alimentos (IATA-CSIC), Avda. Agustín Escardino 7, 46980 Paterna, Valencia, Spain
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- Instituto de Agroquímica y Tecnología de Alimentos (IATA-CSIC), Avda. Agustín Escardino 7, 46980 Paterna, Valencia, Spain.
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Daza A, Latorre M, Olivares A, López Bote C. The effects of male and female immunocastration on growth performances and carcass and meat quality of pigs intended for dry-cured ham production: A preliminary study. Livest Sci 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2016.05.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Mörlein D, Trautmann J, Gertheiss J, Meier-Dinkel L, Fischer J, Eynck HJ, Heres L, Looft C, Tholen E. Interaction of Skatole and Androstenone in the Olfactory Perception of Boar Taint. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2016; 64:4556-4565. [PMID: 27180946 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.6b00355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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This study analyzed odor-odor interactions of two malodorous volatile substances, androstenone and skatole, that may accumulate in fat and meat of uncastrated male (boar) pigs. Therefore, fat samples were collected from 1000+ entire male pig carcasses for sensory evaluation and quantification of boar taint compounds using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Each sample was sniffed by 10 trained assessors, resulting in 11 000+ individual ratings, which were subjected to statistical analysis. Pearson correlations of chemical traits and sensory traits (panel average) were higher for skatole [r(1029) = 0.59; p < 0.001] than for androstenone [r(1029) = 0.44; p < 0.001]. Linear terms of androstenone and skatole as well as their interaction significantly (p < 0.05) contributed to perception of deviant smell (R(2) = 0.43). Standardized regression coefficients illustrate the higher importance of skatole (β = 0.68) than androstenone (β = 0.39). Interindividual differences in the responses of assessors to androstenone and skatole are confirmed. A new curved approach is suggested because it better accounts for the interaction of androstenone and skatole than the "safe box" approach. On the basis of these data, sorting strategies using instrumental measurements are discussed. An automated detection based on only skatole measurements is recommended because its performance is only slightly inferior to a sorting based on both androstenone and skatole. Sorting thresholds need to be calibrated against consumer acceptance though.
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- Daniel Mörlein
- Department of Animal Sciences, University of Goettingen , Albrecht-Thaer-Weg 3, 37075 Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Animal Sciences, University of Goettingen , Albrecht-Thaer-Weg 3, 37075 Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Animal Sciences, University of Goettingen , Albrecht-Thaer-Weg 3, 37075 Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Animal Sciences, University of Goettingen , Albrecht-Thaer-Weg 3, 37075 Göttingen, Germany
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- ELFI Analytik GbR , Massenhausener Straße 18a, 85375 Neufahrn, Germany
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- Tönnies Lebensmittel GmbH & Co. KG , In der Mark 2, 33378 Rheda-Wiedenbrück, Germany
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- Vion Food Group , Boseind 10, 5280 AA Boxtel, Netherlands
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- Institute of Animal Science, University of Bonn , D-53115 Bonn, Germany
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- Institute of Animal Science, University of Bonn , D-53115 Bonn, Germany
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Meier-Dinkel L, Gertheiss J, Schnäckel W, Mörlein D. Consumers' perception and acceptance of boiled and fermented sausages from strongly boar tainted meat. Meat Sci 2016; 118:34-42. [PMID: 27038338 DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2016.03.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2015] [Revised: 10/22/2015] [Accepted: 03/18/2016] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Characteristic off-flavours may occur in uncastrated male pigs depending on the accumulation of androstenone and skatole. Feasible processing of strongly tainted carcasses is challenging but gains in importance due to the European ban on piglet castration in 2018. This paper investigates consumers' acceptability of two sausage types: (a) emulsion-type (BOILED) and (b) smoked raw-fermented (FERM). Liking (9 point scales) and flavour perception (check-all-that-apply with both, typical and negatively connoted sensory terms) were evaluated by 120 consumers (within-subject design). Proportion of tainted boar meat (0, 50, 100%) affected overall liking of BOILED, F (2, 238)=23.22, P<.001, but not of FERM sausages, F (2, 238)=0.89, P=.414. Consumers described the flavour of BOILED-100 as strong and sweaty. In conclusion, FERM products seem promising for processing of tainted carcasses whereas formulations must be optimized for BOILED in order to eliminate perceptible off-flavours. Boar taint rejection thresholds may be higher for processed than those suggested for unprocessed meat cuts.
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- Lisa Meier-Dinkel
- Department of Animal Sciences, Meat Science Group, University of Göttingen, D-37075 Göttingen, Germany.
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- Department of Animal Sciences, Biometrics & Bioinformatics Group, University of Göttingen, D-37075 Göttingen, Germany.
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- Department of Food and Nutrition Sciences, Anhalt University of Applied Sciences, D-06406 Bernburg, Germany.
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- Department of Animal Sciences, Meat Science Group, University of Göttingen, D-37075 Göttingen, Germany; isi GmbH, D-37124 Rosdorf/Göttingen, Germany.
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Liu X, Schmidt H, Mörlein D. Feasibility of boar taint classification using a portable Raman device. Meat Sci 2016; 116:133-9. [PMID: 26882212 DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2016.02.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2015] [Revised: 01/27/2016] [Accepted: 02/05/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The feasibility of Raman spectroscopy for boar taint detection and classification was investigated using tainted and untainted backfat samples of 46 boars. For this exploratory study, backfat samples were selected according to their levels of androstenone and skatole as determined by gas chromatography and their sensory score by a trained panel. Raman spectra were collected with a portable device at freshly cut surfaces of frozen-thawed samples. Both inner and outer layers of subcutaneous fat were studied. Their varying level of unsaturation was reflected in the Raman spectra. Partial least squares regression discriminant analysis (PLS-DA) was applied to the spectra together with various pre-processing methods. A model using only spectra obtained at the inner layer resulted in the highest classification accuracy for boar taint (81% of samples correctly classified). The discrimination is shown to reflect differences in the degree of fatty acid saturation between tainted and untainted boars. In conclusion, the findings suggest that with further development Raman spectroscopy may be used to classify boar taint.
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- Xiaoye Liu
- Key laboratory of Meat Processing and Quality Control, Ministry of Education, College of Food Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, PR China; Department of Animal Science, University of Göttingen, D-37075 Göttingen, Germany
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- University of Bayreuth, Bioanalytical Science and Food Analysis - Research Center of Food Quality, D-95326 Kulmbach, Germany
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- Department of Animal Science, University of Göttingen, D-37075 Göttingen, Germany.
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Trautmann J, Meier-Dinkel L, Gertheiss J, Mörlein D. Boar taint detection: A comparison of three sensory protocols. Meat Sci 2015; 111:92-100. [PMID: 26348414 DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2015.08.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2015] [Revised: 07/28/2015] [Accepted: 08/13/2015] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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While recent studies state an important role of human sensory methods for daily routine control of so-called boar taint, the evaluation of different heating methods is still incomplete. This study investigated three common heating methods (microwave (MW), hot-water (HW), hot-iron (HI)) for boar fat evaluation. The comparison was carried out on 72 samples with a 10-person sensory panel. The heating method significantly affected the probability of a deviant rating. Compared to an assumed 'gold standard' (chemical analysis), the performance was best for HI when both sensitivity and specificity were considered. The results show the superiority of the panel result compared to individual assessors. However, the consistency of the individual sensory ratings was not significantly different between MW, HW, and HI. The three protocols showed only fair to moderate agreement. Concluding from the present results, the hot-iron method appears to be advantageous for boar taint evaluation as compared to microwave and hot-water.
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- Johanna Trautmann
- Department of Animal Sciences, Meat Science Group, University of Göttingen, D-37075 Göttingen, Germany.
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- Department of Animal Sciences, Meat Science Group, University of Göttingen, D-37075 Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Animal Sciences, Biometrics & Bioinformatics Group, University of Göttingen, D-37075 Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Animal Sciences, Meat Science Group, University of Göttingen, D-37075 Göttingen, Germany; isi GmbH & Co. KG, D-37124 Rosdorf, Göttingen, Germany.
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Mörlein D, Schiermann C, Meier-Dinkel L, Trautmann J, Wigger R, Buttinger G, Wicke M. Effects of context and repeated exposure on food liking: The case of boar taint. Food Res Int 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2014.11.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Bee G, Chevillon P, Bonneau M. Entire male pig production in Europe. ANIMAL PRODUCTION SCIENCE 2015. [DOI: 10.1071/an15279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
Abstract
In Europe the proportion of male pigs that are left ‘entire’ has been high for many years in the British Isles and Iberian Peninsula, and has recently increased in The Netherlands and to a lesser extent in Germany and France. Various European Union partners agreed in 2010 on a road map to abandon piglet castration by 1 January 2018. Despite significant commercial in-confidence research on instrumental methods for detecting boar-tainted carcasses at slaughter plants, nothing is currently being adopted at an industrial scale. A few abattoirs sort out the most heavily tainted carcasses, using human nose methods. However, there are major concerns with their accuracy, which is currently not documented in any publicly available technical report. The importance of androstenone and skatole for boar taint is still debated but a recent study (CAMPIG; G Backus, H Snoek, MA Oliver, M Font i Furnols, M Aluwé, F Tuyttens, M Bonneau, P Chevillon, MD Aaslyng, D Moerlein, L Meier-Dinkel, J Trautmann, J-E Haugen, unpubl. data) has established preliminary equations relating consumer dissatisfaction to androstenone and skatole levels. These equations still need further consolidation to integrate the impact of very high and very low androstenone levels on consumer acceptability. Reducing the incidence of boar taint at a production level and at the same time overcoming possible greater aggressive behaviour of entire male pigs are also critical for abandoning castration. Genetic selection is the most efficient way to reduce androstenone, but the selection of boar-taint-free genetic lines without any adverse consequence on the reproductive and growth performance will take time. Skatole levels can be efficiently reduced via feeding specific feedstuffs and good control of the animals’ environment. Provided that the incidence of boar taint can be reduced to an acceptable level and the residual tainted carcasses can be sorted out at a reasonable price by mutually recognised methods, the abandonment of castration will result in high benefits, up to one-billion euros for both the pork industry, via a drastic reduction of production costs, and society at large, through improved animal welfare and reduced impact on the environment.
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