ABSTRACTFollowing preliminary screening and feeding trials on farms supplying a commercial abattoir, 360 entire malepigs were used to evaluate the effects of different percentages of chicory (Cichorium intybus L) on levels ofboar taint compounds and sensory aspects in backfat. Pigs were fed 0, 3, 6 or 9% chicory in the diet, 30pigs being sampled at 3 different times: initially to measure basal levels of skatole and androstenone andafter 1 and 2 weeks on the test diets. Cooked samples of backfat were presented to a trained sensory panelfor "sniff" tests. Chicory fed at 9% for 2 weeks reduced skatole levels significantly (P