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act naturally to increase skatole in the liver.
However, quantifying the occurrence of off- The use of different fiber sources in the diet
odors or off-flavors in cooked bacon is before slaughter (e.g., chicory) is effective in
difficult, partly because individuals are reducing skatole.
highly variable in their sensitivity, particu-
larly in their response to the pheromone,
PSE and DFD
androstenone (Annor-Frempong et al. 1997).
Castration of entire male pigs is a common The incidence of the PSE condition in the UK
method of preventing boar taint, but, even pork industry has risen from 6% in the 1970s,
here, taint could arise due to high levels of to 13% in the 1980s, and 15% in the 1990s
skatole. The latter is produced by fermenta- (Table 18.2). This is probably due to changes
tion of the amino acid tryptophan in the hind in abattoir operation (fewer plants with
gut
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