Influence of management pre-slaughter in the quality of pork aiming at animal welfare

Authors

  • Rafaeli Gonçalves Leite
  • Vagno Júnior de Oliveira
  • Mariana Cristina de Jesus Pinheiro
  • Amorésio Souza Silva Filho
  • Angela Aparecida da Fonseca
  • Joab Vinícius Martins de Siqueira
  • Giselde Marques Angreves Silva

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22256/pubvet.v8n5.1681

Keywords:

anomalies, consumption, fasting, transport.

Abstract

Pork is the most consumed meat in the world, and the consumer market of the meat has become increasingly demanding about the quality and the origin of animals consumed mainly on issues of welfare in these animals were produced. The study demonstrates the quality that has pork and cover the times when the animals suffer more stress, demonstrating that the animals are transported at the bottom of the truck suffer major problems related to stress and that animals have the halothane gene in its genetic background are more susceptible to stress. It also discusses the influence of stress on meat quality and what are ways to avoid these moments occur is extremely necessary changes regarding the treatment is carried out with the pigs in both the production sector and in the slaughter industry.

Published

2015-08-31

Issue

Section

Produção animal

How to Cite

Influence of management pre-slaughter in the quality of pork aiming at animal welfare. (2015). Pubvet, 8(05). https://doi.org/10.22256/pubvet.v8n5.1681

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