Preliminary Test of the Reduction Capacity for the Intestinal Adsorption of Skatole and Indole in Weaning Piglets by Pure and Coated Charcoal

To reduce the risk of boar taint, intact male piglets are immuno- or surgically castrated. One alternative is reducing skatole by adding skatole reducing or adsorbing substances to the boars’ diet. Charcoal with a high capacity for adsorbing skatole and indole in vitro (tested before, data not shown...

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Main Authors: Franziska Witte, Aleksandar Pajic, Florian Menger, Igor Tomasevic, Dana Carina Schubert, Christian Visscher, Nino Terjung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-09-01
Series:Animals
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/11/9/2720