| everal modifications to a simple and inexpensive colorimetric assay for androst-16-ene steroids in the submaxillary salivary gland of pigs are described which improve the speed, accuracy and recovery of the assay. Factors affecting boar taint as measured by skatole in backfat and androst-16-ene steroids in salivary glands, such as age and weight of animals, breed and diet, were also determined.;Levels of skatole in fat were not related to the carcass weight, age or bulbourethral gland length (P... |
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