Altschneider
As Altschneider or late Schneider is called boar , the occasion of her impending slaughter castrated were.
Uncastrated boars have a strong sexual odor due to androstenone , which causes a strongly negative taste of the meat. To avoid this, castration must take place at least eight weeks before slaughter.
In contrast, Borg refers to a boar that has been castrated at a few weeks old or earlier.
literature
- Christina Hucklenbroich: The pain of the pigs . Die ZEIT , No. 34, 2007.