The effects of road transportation on physiological responses and meat quality in sheep differing in age1

2011 ◽  
Vol 89 (11) ◽  
pp. 3742-3751 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Z. Zhong ◽  
H. W. Liu ◽  
D. W. Zhou ◽  
H. X. Sun ◽  
C. S. Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Meat Quality ◽  
Physiological Responses ◽  
Road Transportation

The reactions of farmed red deer to transport: effects of road type and journey time

1997 ◽  
Vol 1997 ◽  
pp. 15-15
Author(s):  
P.N. Grigor ◽  
P.J. Goddard ◽  
C.A. Littlewood ◽  
A.J. Macdonald
Keyword(s):  
Animal Welfare ◽  
Meat Quality ◽  
Red Deer ◽  
Physiological Responses ◽  
Road Transportation ◽  
Journey Time ◽  
Risk Of Injury ◽  
Road Type ◽  
Transport Effects

Both road type and journey time may influence the welfare of animals during road transportation. Animals may face a higher risk of injury on narrow, winding roads (Waran et al., 1993), and increasing the journey time may have deleterious consequences for animal welfare (Mormede et al., 1982), carcass bruising (Yeh et al., 1978), and meat quality (Wythes et al., 1981). In this study, the effects of road type and journey time on the behavioural and physiological responses of farmed red deer were investigated.

scholarly journals Physiological Responses and Effects on Meat Quality in Reindeer (Rangifer Tarandus) Transported on Lorries

1984 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 128-138
Author(s):  
I. Haussen ◽  
A. Kyrkjebø ◽  
P. K. Opstad ◽  
R. Prøsch
Keyword(s):  
Meat Quality ◽  
Rangifer Tarandus ◽  
Physiological Responses

scholarly journals Ascorbic Acid a Universal Supplement that Mitigates Road Transportation Stress in Ruminants: A Review

2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (03) ◽  
Author(s):  
K. T. Biobaku ◽  
A. O. Ahmed
Keyword(s):  
Ascorbic Acid ◽  
Animal Welfare ◽  
Meat Quality ◽  
Meat Product ◽  
Withdrawal Period ◽  
Road Transportation ◽  
Livestock Industry ◽  
Animal Physiology ◽  
Transportation Stress ◽  
The Tropics

This write up is aimed at proffering solution to the problem of transportation stress in ruminants in the tropics. Ascorbic acid is safe as buttressed in this write up for the improvement of meat quality in short and long terms road transportation stress.This review cover an aspect of animal physiology of stress, veterinary pharmacological aspects of ascorbic acid, how ascorbic acid improved meat product of animals exposed to long transportation stress. Ascorbic acid had no withdrawal period and was scientifically proven to be advantageous to meat characteristics and animal welfare. This was given credence to by its advantages as an anti-oxidative agent in solving the menace of road transportation to veterinarians, animal scientists and other professionals in the livestock industry.

Pre-slaughter road transportation times: meat quality and sensory properties of Nellore bull meat

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natália Gomes Lacerda ◽  
Rafael Mezzomo ◽  
Ivanna Moraes de Oliveira ◽  
Kaliandra Souza Alves ◽  
Luis Rennan Sampaio Oliveira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sensory Evaluation ◽  
Meat Quality ◽  
Lumbar Vertebra ◽  
Meat Tenderness ◽  
Road Transportation ◽  
Transportation Time ◽  
Longissimus Dorsi Muscle ◽  
Nellore Cattle ◽  
Transportation Times ◽  
Cattle Meat

This study evaluated the effects of different pre-slaughter road transportation times on sensory evaluation and instrumental measurements of Nellore cattle meat quality. Fifteen farms were classified according to transportation times (5 farms per transportation time group) as follows: 1-less than 2 h (< 2), 2-between 2 and 4 h (> 2 and ≤ 4), and 3-between 4 and 6 h (> 4 and ≤ 6). The experiment was a completely randomized design with 15 replications and 3 treatments. Meat analyses were performed on steaks taken from the longissimus dorsi muscle from the 10th rib to the 3rd lumbar vertebra. Road transportation times had no significant effects on pH and mean shear force values. Sarcomere length, myofibrillar fragmentation index, and creatine kinase levels were also not affected by transportation time. Furthermore, road transportation times had no effect on meat tenderness, flavour, odour, and overall acceptability when evaluated by consumers. Thus, a pre-slaughter road transportation time up to 6 h does not affect the sensory evaluation and instrumental measurements of Nellore cattle meat quality when raised using a grazing system.

scholarly journals Comparison of the effects of different transport conditions and lairage times in a Mediterranean climate in South Africa on the meat quality of commercially crossbred Large white x Landrace pigs

2010 ◽  
Vol 81 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
L.C. Hoffman ◽  
P. Fisher
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Meat Quality ◽  
Drip Loss ◽  
Western Cape ◽  
Post Mortem ◽  
Energy Reserves ◽  
Road Transportation ◽  
Large White ◽  
Ambient Temperatures

Information on the effect of road transportation conditions and lairage times on the meat quality of pork under South African conditions is very sparse. In this investigation, the effects of 2 road conditions (rough road with frequent stops -A; smooth road, few stops - B) and 2 lairage holding periods (2 h and 24 h) on the physical meat quality attributes of commercially produced pigs during summer (ambient temperatures >30 °C) in the Western Cape (South Africa) were investigated. Pig meat from pigs transported on a road that caused more stress (A), had lower pH45 (measured 45 min post mortem) values after 2 h lairage than pigs transported over a smoother road. Pigs B had a lower muscle pH24 (measured 24 h post mortem) than group A, indicating that they had more glycogen reserves available for post mortem glycolysis. Road conditions A were more stressful resulting in a higher incidence of PSE pork, as shown by the percentage drip loss and the L* values. When the lairage period was increased to 24 h prior to slaughter, pigs transported under road conditions A had time to replenish their energy reserves and thepH45, drip loss and L* values were within an acceptable range. However, pigs transported under road conditions B had lower pH45 and higher pH24 values, indicating that the lairage period was too long and that energy reserves were depleted in order to adapt to the stressful conditions. Results from this investigation indicate that improvement of the transport/road conditions will result in better pork quality.

scholarly journals Cone restraining and head-only electrical stunning in broilers: Effects on physiological responses and meat quality

2014 ◽  
Vol 93 (3) ◽  
pp. 512-518 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Lambooij ◽  
H.G.M. Reimert ◽  
M.T.W. Verhoeven ◽  
V.A. Hindle
Keyword(s):  
Meat Quality ◽  
Physiological Responses
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