Relationship of transport distance, sex on live weight loss of pigs during transit to slaughter house
The transport distance have a significant impact on the levels of stress burden on animals before slaughter and have an impact on veterinary decision-making about meat edibility and also on the quality of slaughtered animal meat. The objective of the study was to determine live weight, dress weight...
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| description | The transport distance have a significant impact on the levels of stress burden on animals before slaughter and have an impact on veterinary decision-making about meat edibility and also on the quality of slaughtered animal meat. The objective of the study was to determine live weight, dress weight and body weight loss during transportation of different sex group of pigs into the Slaughtering house. The body weight loss during pre-slaughter treatment of animals was recorded and carcass value traits were assessed in details. Relationship between pig live weight and dress weight was reported as dress weight = 1.06 + 0. 73 live weight. There were significant effect of sex and transport distance on live weight at slaughter, carcass weights and dressing percentage (p<0.01). Pigs given the short transport (4 Km) lost 23.01 % and pigs given the long transport (90 Km) 29.37% of their initial live weight. Overall, dressing percentage was negatively correlated with the percentage loss of live weight in transport (P<0.01). As conclusion, long transportation of the pigs is a great stress factor and has adverse effects on the live weight of the pigs. [Vet. World 2012; 5(3.000): 150-154] |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7181073ac0584659b860f5225186a62e2022-12-21T19:30:00ZengVeterinary WorldVeterinary World0972-89882231-09162012-06-0153.000150154Relationship of transport distance, sex on live weight loss of pigs during transit to slaughter houseP H G J DeSilvaA KalubowilaThe transport distance have a significant impact on the levels of stress burden on animals before slaughter and have an impact on veterinary decision-making about meat edibility and also on the quality of slaughtered animal meat. The objective of the study was to determine live weight, dress weight and body weight loss during transportation of different sex group of pigs into the Slaughtering house. The body weight loss during pre-slaughter treatment of animals was recorded and carcass value traits were assessed in details. Relationship between pig live weight and dress weight was reported as dress weight = 1.06 + 0. 73 live weight. There were significant effect of sex and transport distance on live weight at slaughter, carcass weights and dressing percentage (p<0.01). Pigs given the short transport (4 Km) lost 23.01 % and pigs given the long transport (90 Km) 29.37% of their initial live weight. Overall, dressing percentage was negatively correlated with the percentage loss of live weight in transport (P<0.01). As conclusion, long transportation of the pigs is a great stress factor and has adverse effects on the live weight of the pigs. [Vet. World 2012; 5(3.000): 150-154]http://www.scopemed.org/mnstemps/2/2-1323838174.pdfTransport distanceSexLive weight lossDress weight |
| spellingShingle | P H G J DeSilva A Kalubowila Relationship of transport distance, sex on live weight loss of pigs during transit to slaughter house Veterinary World Transport distance Sex Live weight loss Dress weight |
| title | Relationship of transport distance, sex on live weight loss of pigs during transit to slaughter house |
| title_full | Relationship of transport distance, sex on live weight loss of pigs during transit to slaughter house |
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| title_short | Relationship of transport distance, sex on live weight loss of pigs during transit to slaughter house |
| title_sort | relationship of transport distance sex on live weight loss of pigs during transit to slaughter house |
| topic | Transport distance Sex Live weight loss Dress weight |
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