Immunization of pigs against the boar taint steroid androstenone.
Tissue concentrations of androstenone were measured in untreated control pigs and pigs immunized against 5 alpha-androst-16-en-3-one. Results confirmed that active immunization of male pigs against androstenone is unlikely to prevent the problem of "boar taint" in the carcass meat.
D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000032:analysis; D000736:Androstenes / Q000032:analysis / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology* / Q000652:urine; D000818:Animals; D007114:Immunization; D007668:Kidney / Q000032:analysis; D008297:Male; D013552:Swine / Q000502:physiology*
D000736:Androstenes; C000214:androst-16-en-3-one