Boar taint

[Badshot]

A friend has bought a gilt and a boar weaner to fatten, they were meant to be gilts, what age will the boar taint make it nasty, or anything to do to minimise it?

 

[grumpy]

one for the sexy @Old Boar

 

[Paddington]

We finish our weaners (OSBs) off by six months at just under 100kg and have never had boar taint problems ( females- human are supposed to be more sensitive to boar taint ). We do have problems sometimes selling boar weaners to fatten as some buyers only want gilts. Went to a talk by a butcher specialising in hams and he only took gilts but I think this was more to do with the way the meat cut. As Grumpy says Old Boar can tell you a lot more.

 

[Jon]

My modern domesticated pigs are less than 20 weeks old when sent into the food chain, taint doesn't seem a problem at that age. A home reared beast may take longer to grow, and allow tainting ?

 

[Old Boar]

Boar taint is rare, and only found in boars that have been sexually active, and over a year old. You cannot tell when they are alive, but they stink to high heaven when dead and can contaminate pigs around them in a chiller. Mature boars are bought to send abroad, mixed 1:20 with donkey and ordinary pig and made into salami.
You would be very unlucky to take a boar up to bacon weight and find it has taint. Feeding chickory is supposed to minimise the risk too, but I have not tried this. If you bacon a tainted pig, the whole house will stink when you cook a bacon buttie! Women can taste the taint more than men (and smell freesias too more often then men - strange, dont think the two are linked!).
Grow it fast, and kill before the gilt so you have chops, joints and sausages. Grow the gilt on if you want bacon.
By the way, old sow meat is the best pork there is. Not boasting about me, its true, so if you get offered an old sow for meat, grab it!

 

[grumpy]

she is just great^

 

[bobk]

Boar taint is rare, and only found in boars that have been sexually active, and over a year old. You cannot tell when they are alive, but they stink to high heaven when dead and can contaminate pigs around them in a chiller. Mature boars are bought to send abroad, mixed 1:20 with donkey and ordinary pig and made into salami.
You would be very unlucky to take a boar up to bacon weight and find it has taint. Feeding chickory is supposed to minimise the risk too, but I have not tried this. If you bacon a tainted pig, the whole house will stink when you cook a bacon buttie! Women can taste the taint more than men (and smell freesias too more often then men - strange, dont think the two are linked!).
Grow it fast, and kill before the gilt so you have chops, joints and sausages. Grow the gilt on if you want bacon.
By the way, old sow meat is the best pork there is. Not boasting about me, its true, so if you get offered an old sow for meat, grab it!

Now that was an educational post

 

[grumpy]

Now that was an educational post

indeed it was i quite fancy her but keep that under your hat pal

 

[Old Boar]

Does your hat cover it?

 

[Philip Watkins]

Women can taste the taint more than men (and smell freesias too more often then men - strange!

My Mrs buys freesias and says how strong they smell through the room, I can't smell them even if I stick my nose right in them.

 

[grumpy]

Does your hat cover it?

i feel a @Landyman pic coming on

 

[grumpy]

My Mrs buys freesias and says how strong they smell through the room, I can't smell them even if I stick my nose right in them.

no no dont give me open goals

 

[Old Boar]

I am glad I am not the only one thinking.............oh, never mind!

 

[Landyman]

i feel a @Landyman pic coming on

Not wanting to disappoint

 

[grumpy]

Not wanting to disappoint

ffsno dont dont do that ever again

 

[grumpy]

I am glad I am not the only one thinking.............oh, never mind!

the stud muffin has made your day,i hate him

 

[Landyman]

That comp is responsible for a new lease of life, never thought I would do it again BUT ideas are in the pipeline

 

[Old Boar]

I feel for the dog.

 

[grumpy]

That comp is responsible for a new lease of life, never thought I would do it again BUT ideas are in the pipeline

i feel the need to don the wifes grumpy pants,mind you i feel that most nichts

 

[grumpy]

I feel for the dog.