What is boar taint and what causes it?

What this is about, who it is by and who it is for
1. Orientation
2. Aims and objectives
Introductory Quiz
Extent of pig production in the EU
Pig Castration in the EU
Consequences of raising entire male pigs
1. What is boar taint and what causes it?
2. Compounds related to boar taint
3. Factors related to the presence of boar taint compounds.
4. How boar taint compounds are perceived by consumers
5. Anosmia
Methods of Pig Castration
Alternatives to Castration
Attitudes of producers and consumers towards pig production methods
1. Attitudes of the producers
2. Attitudes of consumers
Summary and Post Tutorial Test
For more information
1. References

What is boar taint and what causes it?

Let's start by defining boar taint:

Boar taint is a type of unpleasant off-odour and off-flavour of pork meat from non castrated males. The main compounds responsible for boar taint are produced in the testes and in the large intestine of pigs.

Pig Castration and its Alternatives

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What is boar taint and what causes it?