Reduction of boar odor in meat
US5604214A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 20, 1995 |
| Grant date | Feb 18, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 20, 2015 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61K31/56
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
This invention relates to a method for eliminating or lessening the incidence of boar odor in meat reared from male pigs which comprises administering to such male pigs an effective amount of a boar 4-ene-5-.alpha.-reductase inhibiting compound with or without further active ingredients. Also provided is a method for preventing the formation of 5-.alpha.-androst-16-en-3-one in male pigs which comprises administering to such male pigs a presently discovered boar 4-ene-5-.alpha.-reductase inhibiting compound.
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