BOAR

Brand	Owner (click to sort)	Address	Description
A BOAR 150	Carl S. Akey, Inc.	P.O. Box 129 I-70 & St., Rt. 503 Lewisburg OH 453380129	BOAR;animal feed;
BOAR POWER	Farmers Hybrid Companies, Inc.	Hampton IA	BOAR;HYBRID SWINE BREEDING STOCK;
PRO BOAR	Future Genetics, Inc.	715 Third Street P.O. Box 227 Jackson MN 56143	BOAR;research in the field of genetic improvements relating to pork and consultation services in connection therewith;
	Where the owner name is not linked, that owner no longer owns the brand

Technical Examples

Novel metabolites and enzymes involved in skatole metabolism are disclosed. The novel metabolites are 3-OH-3-methylindolenine (HMI); 3-methyloxindole (3MOI); indole-3-carbinol (I-3C); and 2-aminoacetophenone (2-AM). Measuring levels of these metabolites in a pig may be useful in identifying the pig's ability to metabolize skatole and its susceptibility to boar taint. The novel enzymes involved in skatole metabolism are aldehyde oxidase and CYP2A6. Enhancing the activity of these enzymes may be useful in enhancing skatole metabolism and reducing boar taint. The identification of the enzyme also allows the development of screening assays for substances that interact with these enzymes and skatole metabolism or for genetic screening to identify pigs on the basis of their skatole metabolism. Pigs having high levels of these enzymes may be selected and bred to produce pigs that have a lower incidence of boar taint.