Removing the taint : bottlenecks and possible directions for a solution in the marketing of the meat of non-castrated male pigs

Wageningen UR has published a summary note on the subject of the castration of boars. There is a need in practice for a summary in simple language of the present knowledge about castration and the possible directions for a solution. This note summarises the knowledge gained up to the present. Further information can be found in the reports of various subsidiary studies, to which reference is made in the various footnotes in the text.