Method For Improving The Quality Of Meat By Reducing Boar Taint
OwnerMin Wanginventor
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Abstract
Disclosed is a method for reducing boar taint in pigs, said method comprising injecting a solution of a pharmaceutically acceptable zinc salt into a dorsal cranial portion of each testis of a male pig preferably when the pig is less than one week old. The solution contains at least 20 mg of zinc ion per ml of solution and the solution is injected into the testis in a volume that is contained within the testis.
Claims9
A method for improving the quality of meat by reducing boar taint, said method comprising locating a head of a epididymis in each testis of a male pig and injecting a solution of a water soluble pharmaceutically acceptable zinc salt containing at least 20 mg of zinc ion per 1 ml of solution, said injection into a dorsal cranial portion of the testis beside the head of the epididymis, said solution having a pH in the range of 6.0 to 7.5 and injected in a volume that is contained within the testis and that has sufficient zinc ion to suppress the production of skatole and androstenone, said injection at least one day prior to slaughtering the animal.
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