?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Chicory+roots+improves+the+taste+and+odour+of+organic+pork&rft.creator=Roepstorff%2C+Allan&rft.creator=Mejer%2C+Helena&rft.creator=Thomsen%2C+Lisbeth+E.&rft.creator=Thamsborg%2C+Stig+M.&rft.creator=Byrne%2C+Derek+V.&rft.creator=Hansen%2C+Laurits+L.&rft.creator=Bach+Knudsen%2C+Knud+Erik&rft.creator=M%C3%83%C2%B8ller%2C+Kristian&rft.subject=+Health+and+welfare&rft.subject=+Feeding+and+growth&rft.description=The+carbohydrate+inulin+is+known+to+reduce+the+production+of+skatole+in+pigs.+This+is+caused+by+inulin+changing+the+intestinal+flora%2C+so+that+the+bacteria+that+produce+skatole+are+held+in+check.+This+change+in+intestinal+flora+also+reduces+the+number+of+intestinal+parasites+in+the+pigs.+However+the+high+cost+of+inulin+makes+its+use+in+pig+feed+impractical.%0D%0A%0D%0AChicory+root+contains+inulin+and+a+series+of+other+carbohydrates+and+secondary+metabolites.+Therefore+we+have+examined+whether+chicory+root+can+replace+pure+inulin+and+thereby+reduce+boar+taint%2C+improve+the+taste+of+pork+and+reduce+the+infection+of+pigs+with+pathogenic+parasites+and+bacteria.%0D%0A%0D%0A&rft.date=2005-09&rft.type=Journal+paper&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Forgprints.org%2F9369%2F1%2F9369.pdf&rft.identifier=Roepstorff%2C+Allan%3B+Mejer%2C+Helena%3B+Thomsen%2C+Lisbeth+E.%3B+Thamsborg%2C+Stig+M.%3B+Byrne%2C+Derek+V.%3B+Hansen%2C+Laurits+L.%3B+Bach+Knudsen%2C+Knud+Erik+and+M%C3%83%C2%B8ller%2C+Kristian+(2005)+Chicory+roots+improves+the+taste+and+odour+of+organic+pork.+DARCOFenews+(3).+*&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Forgprints.org%2F9369%2F