Concentrations of Boar Taint Compounds Are Weakly Associated with Sexual Behavior of Young Boars
Abstract
:Simple Summary
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Animals and Sample Collection
2.2. Quantification of Boar Taint Compounds
2.3. Assessment of Sexual Behavior Traits
2.4. Statistical Analysis
2.4.1. Sexual Behavior Traits
2.4.2. Androstenone, Skatole, and Indole Levels as Predictors of Boar Performance
2.4.3. Duration of the Training Session
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Androstenone, Skatole, and Indole Concentrations
3.2. Correlations between Variables
3.3. Distribution of Scores for Sexual Behavior Traits and Duration of the Training Session
3.4. Effect of Farm, Body Weight, and Age on Sexual Behaviour Traits
3.5. Association between Boar Taint Compound Levels and Sexual Behavior Traits
3.6. Androstenone, Skatole, and Indole Levels as Predictors of Boar Performance
3.7. Association between Boar Taint Compound Levels and Duration of the Session
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Boar Taint Compound | Class of Concentration | ||
---|---|---|---|
Low | Intermediate | High | |
Androstenone (µg/g) | 0.42 (0.08–0.62) | 0.85 (0.64–1.17) | 2.11 (1.17–8.28) |
Skatole (ng/g) | 8.65 (0.35–14.66) | 25.57 (14.76–42.40) | 116.83 (43.00–605.04) |
Indole (ng/g) | 4.76 (1.34–7.62) | 12.69 (7.65–19.32) | 40.20 (19.40–191.20) |
Trait | Body Weight | Log (AND) | Log (SKA) | Log (IND) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Age | 0.252 *** | 0.068 | 0.097 | 0.055 |
Body weight | 0.126 ** | 0.017 | −0.043 | |
log(AND) | 0.309 *** | 0.389 *** | ||
log(SKA) | 0.695 *** |
Effect | DF | MS | F | p |
---|---|---|---|---|
Farm | 1 | 1.39 | 10.27 | 0.001 |
Androstenone concentration class | 2 | 0.20 | 1.45 | 0.236 |
Skatole concentration class | 2 | 0.15 | 1.09 | 0.338 |
Indole concentration class | 2 | 0.12 | 0.88 | 0.415 |
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Boschi, E.; Faggion, S.; Mondin, C.; Carnier, P.; Bonfatti, V. Concentrations of Boar Taint Compounds Are Weakly Associated with Sexual Behavior of Young Boars. Animals 2022, 12, 1499. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12121499
Boschi E, Faggion S, Mondin C, Carnier P, Bonfatti V. Concentrations of Boar Taint Compounds Are Weakly Associated with Sexual Behavior of Young Boars. Animals. 2022; 12(12):1499. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12121499
Chicago/Turabian StyleBoschi, Elena, Sara Faggion, Chiara Mondin, Paolo Carnier, and Valentina Bonfatti. 2022. "Concentrations of Boar Taint Compounds Are Weakly Associated with Sexual Behavior of Young Boars" Animals 12, no. 12: 1499. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12121499