Effect of straw on lamb welfare, production performance and meat quality during the finishing phase of fattening

Meat Science

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 829-836

  Teixeira, D L ^a   Miranda De La Lama, G C ^b   Villarroel, M ^c   Garcia Belenguer, S ^a   Sanudo C ^a   Maria, G A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b Metroipolitan Autonomous University Lerma   (Mexico)

^c Electrotechnical Section   (Spain)

Author keywords

Lamb welfare; Meat quality; Social behaviours; Stereotypic behaviours; Straw bedding; Stress response

Indexed keywords

LAMB WELFARE; MEAT QUALITY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR; STEREOTYPIC BEHAVIOURS; STRAW BEDDING; STRESS RESPONSE;

MEATS;

OVIS ARIES;

HYDROCORTISONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CALORIC INTAKE; CEREAL; CHEMISTRY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD QUALITY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INBRED STRAIN; MALE; MEAT; MENTAL STRESS; MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PLANT STEM; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPAIN; STEREOTYPY; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, INBRED STRAINS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CEREALS; ENERGY INTAKE; FOOD QUALITY; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MEAT; MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PLANT STEMS; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPAIN; STEREOTYPED BEHAVIOR; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 84865537854     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2012.07.009     Document Type: Article

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