The effects of season on health, welfare, and carcass and meat quality of slaughter pigs
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2020
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Čobanović, NikolaStajković, Silvana
Blagojević, Bojan
Betić, Nikola
Dimitrijević, Mirjana
Vasilev, Dragan
Karabasil, Nedjeljko
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This study assessed the effects of season on health, behaviour, physiological stress parameters, and carcass and meat quality in a total of 480 slaughter pigs. The following health indicators were recorded: pneumonia, pleurisy, milk spots, and pericarditis. Behaviour was monitored during unloading (slipping, falling, turning back, reluctance to move, panting, shivering) and lairaging (panting, shivering, huddling). Blood lactate and glucose concentrations were determined at exsanguination. Performance indices (live weight, daily weight gain), carcass (carcass weight, backfat and loin thickness, lean meat content, carcass lesion score), and meat quality (pH, temperature, drip, thawing and cooking losses, colour, marbling) traits were measured postmortem. Pigs slaughtered in winter had the highest live weight, carcass weight, loin thickness, and carcass lesion score, while the lowest live weight, carcass weight, and backfat thickness were recorded in pigs slaughtered in summer. The highe...st lactate and glucose concentrations were recorded in pigs slaughtered in summer. The highest prevalence of red, soft, and exudative meat was recorded in pigs slaughtered in winter. Pigs slaughtered in summer had the lowest pH, the highest thawing loss, L* value, b* value, and occurrence of pale, soft, and exudative meat. Pigs slaughtered in autumn had the lowest drip loss, cooking loss, L* value, b* value, and the greatest percentage of red, firm, and nonexudative meat. In conclusion, the summer and winter temperatures compromised health and welfare and reduced carcass and meat quality in slaughter pigs, indicating that protection against heat and cold stress is not yet effective.
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Carcass lesions / Cold stress / Heat stress / Pig welfare / PSE pork / RSE porkSource:
International Journal of Biometeorology, 2020, 64, 11, 1899-1909Publisher:
- Springer
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- Selected biological hazards for safety/quality of food of animal origin and control measures from farm to consumer (RS-MESTD-Technological Development (TD or TR)-31034)
- Research on pharmacological characteristics of antimicrobial agents, introduction of new technological solutions and alternative prophylactic methods with the purpose to improve control of infectious animal disease (RS-MESTD-Technological Development (TD or TR)-31071)
- Improvement and development of hygienic and technological procedures in production of animal originating foodstuffs with the aim of producing high-quality and safe products competetive on the global market (RS-MESTD-Integrated and Interdisciplinary Research (IIR or III)-46009)
DOI: 10.1007/s00484-020-01977-y
ISSN: 0020-7128
WoS: 000554058300002
Scopus: 2-s2.0-85088815531
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Fakultet veterinarske medicineTY - JOUR AU - Čobanović, Nikola AU - Stajković, Silvana AU - Blagojević, Bojan AU - Betić, Nikola AU - Dimitrijević, Mirjana AU - Vasilev, Dragan AU - Karabasil, Nedjeljko PY - 2020 UR - https://vet-erinar.vet.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1887 AB - This study assessed the effects of season on health, behaviour, physiological stress parameters, and carcass and meat quality in a total of 480 slaughter pigs. The following health indicators were recorded: pneumonia, pleurisy, milk spots, and pericarditis. Behaviour was monitored during unloading (slipping, falling, turning back, reluctance to move, panting, shivering) and lairaging (panting, shivering, huddling). Blood lactate and glucose concentrations were determined at exsanguination. Performance indices (live weight, daily weight gain), carcass (carcass weight, backfat and loin thickness, lean meat content, carcass lesion score), and meat quality (pH, temperature, drip, thawing and cooking losses, colour, marbling) traits were measured postmortem. Pigs slaughtered in winter had the highest live weight, carcass weight, loin thickness, and carcass lesion score, while the lowest live weight, carcass weight, and backfat thickness were recorded in pigs slaughtered in summer. The highest lactate and glucose concentrations were recorded in pigs slaughtered in summer. The highest prevalence of red, soft, and exudative meat was recorded in pigs slaughtered in winter. Pigs slaughtered in summer had the lowest pH, the highest thawing loss, L* value, b* value, and occurrence of pale, soft, and exudative meat. Pigs slaughtered in autumn had the lowest drip loss, cooking loss, L* value, b* value, and the greatest percentage of red, firm, and nonexudative meat. In conclusion, the summer and winter temperatures compromised health and welfare and reduced carcass and meat quality in slaughter pigs, indicating that protection against heat and cold stress is not yet effective. PB - Springer T2 - International Journal of Biometeorology T1 - The effects of season on health, welfare, and carcass and meat quality of slaughter pigs VL - 64 IS - 11 SP - 1899 EP - 1909 DO - 10.1007/s00484-020-01977-y ER -
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Čobanović, N., Stajković, S., Blagojević, B., Betić, N., Dimitrijević, M., Vasilev, D.,& Karabasil, N.. (2020). The effects of season on health, welfare, and carcass and meat quality of slaughter pigs. in International Journal of Biometeorology Springer., 64(11), 1899-1909. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00484-020-01977-y
Čobanović N, Stajković S, Blagojević B, Betić N, Dimitrijević M, Vasilev D, Karabasil N. The effects of season on health, welfare, and carcass and meat quality of slaughter pigs. in International Journal of Biometeorology. 2020;64(11):1899-1909. doi:10.1007/s00484-020-01977-y .
Čobanović, Nikola, Stajković, Silvana, Blagojević, Bojan, Betić, Nikola, Dimitrijević, Mirjana, Vasilev, Dragan, Karabasil, Nedjeljko, "The effects of season on health, welfare, and carcass and meat quality of slaughter pigs" in International Journal of Biometeorology, 64, no. 11 (2020):1899-1909, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00484-020-01977-y . .