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Zadinová K, Sochor A, Čítek J, Okrouhlá M, Pokorná K, Šprysl M, Bahelka I, Stupka R. The Effect of the Boar Taint Masking Strategy (Adding Dried Origanum vulgare or Allium sativum) on Sensory Characteristics. Animals (Basel) 2024; 14:1544. [PMID: 38891591 PMCID: PMC11171060 DOI: 10.3390/ani14111544] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2024] [Revised: 05/20/2024] [Accepted: 05/21/2024] [Indexed: 06/21/2024] Open
Abstract
With increasing efforts to ban surgical castration, it is important to find ways to mask the level of boar taint in meat. The aim of this study was to test the possibility of masking boar taint or skatole levels by adding dried Origanum vulgare or Allium sativum and to evaluate consumer sensory preferences towards the skatole concentration in different carcass parts (longissimus lumborum; semimembranosus; neck chop and subcutaneous fat) and the masking strategy (addition of Allium sativum or Origanum vulgare). In the first experiment, the effect of the masking strategy was evaluated at three different skatole concentrations (0.069, 0.269 and 0.463 µg/g). The results showed that the samples with low and medium skatole levels were significantly different between the control group and the groups treated with Origanum vulgare or Allium sativum. In both cases, the addition of Allium sativum and Origanum vulgare had a positive effect on the parameters of abnormal odour and pleasantness of odour (p < 0.05). According to the results of the second experiment, meat samples from leaner parts, such as the neck chop semimembranosus and longissimus lumborum, not treated with Allium sativum and Origanum vulgare for masking, were significantly (p < 0.05) worse in terms of the occurrence of boar taint or abnormal odour than the masked samples. No significant differences were found between the two masking methods.
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- Kateřina Zadinová
- Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamýcká 129, 165 00 Prague, Czech Republic; (A.S.); (J.Č.); (M.O.); (K.P.); (M.Š.); (I.B.); (R.S.)
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Sun Y, Men X, Lin T, Deng B, Zhong S, Huo J, Qin K, Lv Z, Xu Z, Li Y. Mulberry leaf supplementation inhibits skatole deposition by regulating gut microbiota and upregulating liver cytochrome P450 1A1 expression in finishing pigs. ANIMAL NUTRITION (ZHONGGUO XU MU SHOU YI XUE HUI) 2024; 16:34-44. [PMID: 38131029 PMCID: PMC10730352 DOI: 10.1016/j.aninu.2023.05.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2022] [Revised: 04/04/2023] [Accepted: 05/27/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023]
Abstract
Skatole, a strong fecal odor substance, is generated through microbial degradation of tryptophan in the animal hindgut. It easily accumulates in adipose tissue and affects meat quality. In this study, the effect of mulberry leaf supplementation on skatole in finishing pigs was studied. In a 35-day trial, 20 finishing pigs (barrows and gilts) were fed with a basal diet or basal diet with 6% mulberry leaves. Growth performance of the pigs (n = 10) was automatically recorded by a performance-testing feeder system and 8 pigs in each treatment were slaughtered and sampled for the remaining tests. Skatole and short-chain fatty acids were detected using HPLC and gas chromatography, respectively. Fecal microbiota were analyzed using 16S rRNA gene sequencing. The metabolomics analysis of feces and serum was performed with UHPLC-MS/MS. The major cytochrome P450 (CYP) enzymes that catalyze skatole degradation in the liver were tested by using RT-PCR and Western blot. Effects of major bioactive compounds in mulberry leaves on the CYP genes were verified in the hepatic cell line HepG2 in an in vitro test (n = 3). In finishing pigs, mulberry leaf supplementation had no significant effect on the average daily gain, average daily feed intake, and feed conversion ratio (P > 0.05), but reduced skatole levels in feces, serum, and backfat (P < 0.05), and increased acetic acid levels in feces (P = 0.027). Mulberry leaf supplementation decreased the relative abundance of the skatole-producing bacteria Megasphaera and Olsenella (P < 0.05). Indole-3-acetic acid, the intermediate that is essential for skatole production, was significantly reduced in feces by mulberry leaf supplementation (P < 0.05) and was positively correlated with skatole content in feces (P = 0.004). In pigs treated with mulberry leaves, liver CYP1A1 expression was increased (P < 0.05) and was negatively correlated with skatole content in backfat (P = 0.045). The in vitro test demonstrated that mulberry leaf polyphenols and polysaccharides could directly stimulate CYP1A1 expression in hepatic cells. These findings suggest that mulberry leaf supplementation reduces skatole production and deposition in finishing pigs by regulating the gut microbiota and promoting skatole degradation in liver.
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- Yuqing Sun
- Institute of Sericulture and Tea, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 298 Deshengzhong Road, Shangcheng, Hangzhou 310021, China
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- Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 298 Deshengzhong Road, Shangcheng, Hangzhou 310021, China
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- Institute of Sericulture and Tea, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 298 Deshengzhong Road, Shangcheng, Hangzhou 310021, China
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- Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 298 Deshengzhong Road, Shangcheng, Hangzhou 310021, China
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- Institute of Sericulture and Tea, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 298 Deshengzhong Road, Shangcheng, Hangzhou 310021, China
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- Institute of Sericulture and Tea, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 298 Deshengzhong Road, Shangcheng, Hangzhou 310021, China
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- Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 298 Deshengzhong Road, Shangcheng, Hangzhou 310021, China
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- Institute of Sericulture and Tea, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 298 Deshengzhong Road, Shangcheng, Hangzhou 310021, China
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- Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 298 Deshengzhong Road, Shangcheng, Hangzhou 310021, China
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- Institute of Sericulture and Tea, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 298 Deshengzhong Road, Shangcheng, Hangzhou 310021, China
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Prache S, Rey-Cadilhac L, Prunier A. Change in fat skatole and indole content in lambs switched from a concentrate-based diet indoors to alfalfa grazing for various durations before slaughter. Meat Sci 2023; 204:109272. [PMID: 37413886 DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2023.109272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2023] [Revised: 05/19/2023] [Accepted: 06/28/2023] [Indexed: 07/08/2023]
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Meat from lambs fattened on alfalfa is at risk of excessive pastoral flavours due to high levels of in-fat volatile indolic compounds (especially, skatole). Skatole has also been identified as a potential marker of interest for authenticating pasture-fed lamb meat. Here, we investigated the change in skatole and indole concentrations in kidney fat from lambs switched from an indoor-fed concentrate based diet to outdoor alfalfa grazing for various durations (0, 21, 42, 63 days) before slaughter. The study used a total of 219 lambs over 3 consecutive years. Kidney-fat skatole and indole concentrations increased from as early as 21 days on alfalfa, and then reached a plateau. Similarly, the proportion of lambs that had a kidney fat-skatole concentration above 0.15 μg/g liquid fat, a value that has been established as a sensory rejection threshold for pork, increased significantly from as early as 21 days on alfalfa and then reached a plateau. This value was reached or exceeded in a significant proportion of lambs fattened on alfalfa pastures (45.1%). However, skatole was not detected in kidney fat from 20 out of 164 alfalfa-fattened lambs (i.e., 12.2%) but was detected in 15 out of 55 concentrate-fed lambs (i.e., 27.3%). We thus conclude that while skatole content in kidney fat can inform on dietary changes made shortly before slaughter, it does not have the discrimination power needed to reliably authenticate pasture-fed lamb meat, let alone duration of finishing on pasture.
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- Sophie Prache
- Université Clermont Auvergne, INRAE, VetAgro Sup, UMR Herbivores, F-63122 St-Genès-Champanelle, France.
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- Université Clermont Auvergne, INRAE, VetAgro Sup, UMR Herbivores, F-63122 St-Genès-Champanelle, France
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P. Pinto R, Martin L, Ramos A, Conceição M, R. da Costa R, Vaz-Velho M. Feeding and housing boars after puberty without castration allows
for good performance and low boar taint. JOURNAL OF ANIMAL AND FEED SCIENCES 2022. [DOI: 10.22358/jafs/148234/2022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Aaslyng MD, Koch AG. The use of smoke as a strategy for masking boar taint in sausages and bacon. Food Res Int 2018; 108:387-395. [PMID: 29735071 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2018.03.069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2017] [Revised: 03/22/2018] [Accepted: 03/25/2018] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Smoke has often been recommended as a masking agent for boar taint. However, guidelines on how much smoke is necessary have not been established. We compared different smoking parameters in bacon (smoking times) and sausages (smoking times and use of liquid smoke). In streaky bacon from entire male pigs with skatole concentrations of up to 0.6 μg/g and androstenone concentrations of up to 5.8 μg/g in the neck fat, three smoking times were compared: 10, 30 and 60 min. Boar taint was partially, but not fully, masked. The longer the smoking time, the better the masking effect. In sausages from entire male pigs with an average skatole concentration of up to 0.6 μg/g and androstenone concentration of up to 3.6 μg/g (the meat part) or 2.4 μg/g (the fat part) in the neck fat, smoking for 40 and 80 min fully masked the boar taint, whereas only a minor effect was seen after 10 and 20 min smoking. Liquid smoke (0.1%) did not mask boar taint when added to sausages from entire male pigs with an average skatole concentration of 0.36 μg/g (meat) or 0.38 μg/g (fat) and androstenone concentration of 2.3 μg/g (meat) and 2.9 μg/g (fat). To effectively mask boar taint, an intense smoked flavour is therefore necessary, and the longer the smoking time, the better. In contrast, the use of liquid smoke mixed into the product was not effective in the concentrations used in the current study.
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- Margit Dall Aaslyng
- Danish Meat Research Institute, Technological Institute, Gregersensvej 9, Taastrup DK-2630, Denmark.
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- Danish Meat Research Institute, Technological Institute, Gregersensvej 9, Taastrup DK-2630, Denmark
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