Uncasterated Pigs - Hoping for no taint

[woodsie]

just my 2 cents, we butchered a 2 yr old boar and we thought we would just grind him up for sausage but he was fine. he had bred our sows but it had been awhile and we were happy with the meat.

Thanks for the feedback....I have decided to leave them intact and hope for the best. I'll definitely let you all know how it tastes when it hits the plate!

 

[Cornish Heritage]

Breed & genetics have everything to do with boar taint. I personally do not like tainted pork BUT some folks think it is the best thing since sliced bread! AND there is no guarantee that all three will or will not have taint. Butchering young can prevent it but just like in humans, some can mature faster than others.

We butchered two brothers once at the same age - one had taint, one did not.

Keeping virgin boars together is not a problem - they should not fight.

Hope you get some good pork

Liz

 

[woodsie]

Well I bought some pork from someone local and she thought I should call the local butcher and ask him....so that's what I did. He said very confidently that with no females around we should have no problem...whew!

We ate some of that local pork for dinner and those pork chops were AMAZING!!! I will NEVER eat commerical pork EVER again!

 

[secuono]

What about a 1yr pot belly boar that lives with another boar and female?

 

[woodsie]

From my research, it depends on breeding hormones and a bacteria so the factors in determining taint are age (breeding age), females around, breed, confinement vs. pasture rotation (confinement has more bacteria and more likely to get taint). I guess some farms can butcher breeding boars with no issues but others do.

Some suggest removing the boar from the females for 30 plus days to help the hormones settle down...my butcher seemed to think it was also the females around that made the biggest risk of taint.

 

[Cornish Heritage]

We ate some of that local pork for dinner and those pork chops were AMAZING!!! I will NEVER eat commerical pork EVER again!

LOL! There is just NO comparison is there?! Folks think we are crazy if we do not eat pork at a restaurant but it is just flavorless.

Liz