Consumer response and sorting limits

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Consumer response and sorting limits

The carcasses are sorted to ensure that the consumers do not receive meat that could result in a negative reaction. Consumer surveys are conducted in order to be able to set the optimum sorting limits. The consumers assess how much they like meat from entire males with varying concentrations of skatole and androstenone in the neck fat.

There is a large variation in the extent to which the consumers like meat from the same entire male pig. This could partly be due to differences in our sensitivities to skatole and particularly androstenone and also differences in how much or how little we like the odour of the compounds. Furthermore, there are geographical differences in the extent to which the consumers react to boar taint odour and flavour. A European study has shown that Danish consumers are among those who react most negatively to skatole and androstenone.

ARTICLES:

Aaslyng, MD., Støier, S. (2019) Fleischwirtschaft international 1, 33-35. Boar taint is a challenge to be adressed

Christensen, R., Nielsen, DB., Aaslyng, MD (2019) Food Quality and Preference 71, 209-216. Estimating the risk of dislike: An industry tool for setting sorting limits for boar taint compounds.

Aluvé, M., Aaslyng, MD. et al...(2018) Meat Science vol 137, side 235-43. Consumer acceptance of minced meat patties from boars in four European countries

Font-i-Furnols, M., Aaslyng, MD et al... (2016) Meat Science vol 121, side 96-103. Russian and Chinese consumers' acceptability of boar meat patties depending on their sensitivity to androstenone and skatole

Aaslyng, MD., Broge, EHL., Brockhoff, PB., Haubo Christensen, R. (2016) Meat Science vol 116, side 174-85. The effect of skatole and androstenone on consumer response towards fresh pork from m. longissimus thoracis et lumborum and m. semimembranosus

Aaslyng, MD., Broge, EHL., Brockhoff, PB., Haubo Christensen, R. (2015) Meat Science vol 110, side 52-61. The effect of skatole and androstenone on consumer response toward streaky bacon and pork belly roll

 

CONFERENCE:

Aaslyng, MD (2019) IPEMA, Beograd 14.-15 marts. The dilemma of entiremale production from farm to consumer seen from an industrial point of view. 

The dilemma of entire male

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Meinert, L., Aaslyng, MD. (2014) Euroscence Copenhagen 7.-10. september. The case of boar taint - how sensory provides knowledge for decision-making in the industry

Aaslyng, MD (2013) European Fereration of Animal Science EAAP- Spain - december