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Effect of lairage time, behaviour and gender on stress and meat quality parameters in pigs
- Source :
- Animal Science Journal. 88:500-506
- Publication Year :
- 2016
- Publisher :
- Wiley, 2016.
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Abstract
- The objective of this study was to determine the effects of lairage time (short vs. long), behavior (aggressive vs. non-aggressive) and gender (gilts, barrows and boars) on stress and meat quality parameters in pigs (n = 100). In the group with short lairage, aggressive behavior of gilts and boars was observed. At exsanguination, blood samples were collected and levels of blood lactate and plasma cortisol were determined. Post mortem pH value, temperature, drip loss, sensory and instrumental color and meat quality class were determined on the muscle Longissimus dorsi. Higher blood lactate concentration (P
- Subjects :
- 2. Zero hunger
040301 veterinary sciences
business.industry
0402 animal and dairy science
04 agricultural and veterinary sciences
General Medicine
Animal husbandry
medicine.disease_cause
040201 dairy & animal science
Lower temperature
0403 veterinary science
Animal science
Plasma cortisol
medicine
Blood lactate
Psychological stress
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
business
PSE meat
Longissimus dorsi
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 13443941
- Volume :
- 88
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Animal Science Journal
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........699977dfe7dada8d6e722eba5efa9b33