Effects of Regular Moving and Handling on the Behavioral and Physiological Responses of Pigs to Preslaughter Treatment and Consequences for Subsequent Meat Quality

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 76, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 2080-2085

  Geverink, N A ^a   Kappers, A ^a   Van De Burgwal, J A ^a   Lambooij, E ^a   Blokhuis, H J ^a   Wiegant, V M ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Handling; Meat Quality; Pigs; Slaughter; Transport

Indexed keywords

SUS SCROFA;

GLYCOGEN; HYDROCORTISONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; MALE; MEAT; MOTIVATION; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SALIVA; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; STANDARD; SWINE; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT;

ABATTOIRS; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; FEMALE; GLYCOGEN; HANDLING (PSYCHOLOGY); HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MEAT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SALIVA; SWINE; TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 0032135517     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1998.7682080x     Document Type: Article

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