Effects of different moving devices at loading on stress response and meat quality in pigs

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 88, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 4086-4093

  Correa, J A ^a,b   Torrey, S ^c,e   Devillers, N ^c   Laforest, J P ^b   Gonyou, H W ^d   Faucitano, L ^c  

^a F Ménard Inc   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^c AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^d PRAIRIE SWINE CENTRE INC   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Behavior; Blood metabolite; Handling; Heart rate; Meat quality; Pig

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; COMPRESSED AIR; CONTUSION; INSTRUMENTATION; MEAT; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; SKIN; STANDARD; SWINE; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; COMPRESSED AIR; CONTUSIONS; MEAT; SKIN; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; SWINE; TRANSPORTATION;

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE;

EID: 78649684705     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2010-2833     Document Type: Article

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