Farm and management characteristics associated with boar taint

Pig farms in the Netherlands producing boars have different levels of boar taint prevalence, as assessed by sensory evaluation with the human nose at the slaughter line. With a questionnaire to 152 Dutch pig producers (response rate 59%), farm and management characteristics were identified that are...

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Main Authors: C.P.A. van Wagenberg, H.M. Snoek, J.B. van der Fels, C.M.C. van der Peet-Schwering, H.M. Vermeer, L. Heres
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-01-01
Series:Animal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731113001328