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The effect of diet on skatole concentrations in the intestine and adipose tissue of growing pigs

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 November 2017

S.H. Hawe  and
N. Walker
S.H. Hawe
Affiliation:
Agricultural Research Institute of Northern Ireland, Hillsborough, Co Down, BT26 6DR
N. Walker
Affiliation:
Agricultural Research Institute of Northern Ireland, Hillsborough, Co Down, BT26 6DR
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Microbial metabolism of dietary tryptophan in the gastro-intestinal tract results in the production of skatole and indole. These compounds, collectively classed as indoles, may be absorbed and deposited in carcass tissue and have been associated with taints especially in entire male pigs (Hansson et al., 1980). As indoles are readily absorbed over the entire tract in humans (Fordtran et al., 1964), it was suggested by Lundstrom et al. (1988) that diet may influence skatole production and hence levels in the carcass. The objectives of this study were to determine the sites of skatole production in the gastrointestinal tract and the effect of diet on production and carcass levels.

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Carcass and Meat Quality in Pigs
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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Production (1972) , Volume 1990 , March 1990 , pp. 22
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Production 1990

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