Boar taint - the effects of selected candidate genes associated with androstenone and skatole levels - a review

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RIV/60460709:41210/16:71421

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Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Boar taint - the effects of selected candidate genes associated with androstenone and skatole levels - a review

Original language description

Androstenone and skatole are the two main components causing the so-called boar taint as well as the unpleasant taste of pork meat from boars. These substances increasingly accumulate in the adipose tissue after reaching sexual maturity. For this reason, boars are less frequently used for pork production. The most commonly used method for boar taint elimination is the castration of male pigs shortly after birth. Another way how to reduce the boar taint is the identification of candidate genes and SNPs (single nucleotide polymorphisms) that affect the androstenone and skatole levels in the adipose tissue of pigs. The aim of this review is to present and systematize the current knowledge about the genetic influences on androstenone and skatole levels. In recent years several studies focused on the identification of potential candidate genes have been carried out and a study which purpose was to verify whether these genes or their mutations may have a significant effect on androstenone and skatole levels in pigs. Several genes and their SNPs that significantly influence the levels of androstenone (CYP17A, CYB5, CYP21, SULT2A1, SULT2B1, HSD3B) and skatole (CYP2E1, CYP2A6, SULT1A1) were identified. In addition, there are other candidate genes (LH, TEAD3) whose association with the components of boar taint has not been clearly confirmed yet. Several studies also mentioned the possibility of interactions between genes themselves as well as the possibility of negative effects of the tested genes on important pig production characteristics as fertility and carcass value. It is therefore clear that thorough studies on the effect of individual genes on different components of boar taint are desirable.

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Czech description

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Type

J_x - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)

CEP classification

EB - Genetics and molecular biology

OECD FORD branch

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Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2016

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Animal Science Papers Reports

ISSN

0860-4037

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Volume of the periodical

34

Issue of the periodical within the volume

2

Country of publishing house

PL - POLAND

Number of pages

22

Pages from-to

107-128

UT code for WoS article

000378115900001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-84963626908