Welfare and meat quality of pigs submitted to differentt pre-slaughter handling techniques Bem-estar e qualidade de carne de suínos submetidos a diferentes técnicas de manejo pré-abate

A total of 120 pigs (86 to 95Kg/140 days) was divided in two groups of 60 animals and transported in the night period (0,4m2/100kg) for a distance of 120Km. In the first group, the animals were handled using aluminum panel, during loading and unloading of the pigs, and in the second group the animal...

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Main Authors: Maria Luisa T. Buzelli, Juliana C de Andrade, William Bertoloni, Expedito Tadeu Facco Silveira, Charlí Beatriz Ludtke, Luciano R. Bressa, Germano Jorge Domeles Soares
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal da Bahia 2010-03-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Saúde e Produção Animal
Online Access:http://revistas.ufba.br/index.php/rbspa/article/view/1642