Effect of stress during slaughter on carcass characteristics and meat quality in tropical beef cattle

Objective This study aimed to determine the effects of stress during slaughter of beef cattle on physiological parameters, carcass, and meat quality at a Federal Inspection Type slaughterhouse located in the southeast of Mexico. Methods A total of 448 carcasses of male Zebu×European steers with an a...

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Main Authors: Apolo A. Carrasco-García, Violeta T. Pardío-Sedas, Gloria G. León-Banda, Concepción Ahuja-Aguirre, Pedro Paredes-Ramos, Bertha C. Hernández-Cruz, Vicente Vega Murillo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Asian-Australasian Association of Animal Production Societies 2020-10-01
Series:Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.ajas.info/upload/pdf/ajas-19-0804.pdf