Breeding to combat boar taint

Breeders organisation DanAvl has booked good results with breeding to combat boar taint. It thereby uses human nose assessment. The Danish version of the human-nose score is a sensory test for checking back fat for boar taint. The method is an official part of the classification test. There are three possible human-nose scores: 0 = no boar taint, 1 = less boar taint and 2 = more boar taint. Carcasses are eliminated if they score a 2. A preliminary estimate of the hereditary scale of the human-nose score is 13%, across all breeds. This means that selection can be based on the results of assessment by sensitive noses. http://nl.danavl.com/~/media/danbred-nl/22157_DanAvl_profil_GLOBAL_220x290mm_NL_emag_webs.ashx