Pig production systems and related effects on pre-slaughter animal welfare and meat quality
Pre-slaughter handling practices, such as fasting, transport, mixing and human interventions affect the welfare of pigs and carcase and meat quality individually and cumulatively. Behavioural and physiological studies conducted during the pre-slaughter period revealed that producer-controlled factor...
Main Authors: | Luigi Faucitano, Eleonora Nannoni |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2023-12-01
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Series: | Italian Journal of Animal Science |
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1828051X.2023.2212004 |
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