- Meat and Animal Product Quality
- Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
- Animal Nutrition and Physiology
- Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock
- Agriculture and Farm Safety
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
2020-2024
O clima e as condições às quais os animais são expostos no período que antecede o abate impactam de maneira marcante na qualidade da carne, aspecto adquire maior importância devido recentes mudanças climáticas previsões aumento aquecimento global. Neste contexto, a presente revisão tem como objetivo abordar principais características qualitativas carcaça carne ovina, buscando relacioná-las com efeitos do estresse térmico pré-abate. Dentre variáveis climáticas, temperatura umidade ar...
ABSTRACT This study aimed to investigate the effects of animal type, on-farm handling, and transport conditions on temperament beef cattle pre-slaughter. The evaluated 4,061 batches, averaging 49 animals, with a total 199,026 cattle. Temperament was through behavioral assessment carried out based shown by when approached humans. One three different scores were assigned each batch: calm, anxious, or excitable. Excitable reported in animals subjected long time distance high loading density....
The objective of this study was to examine the effects behavioral differences in cattle on bruising different cuts and carcass yield. A total 4,061 lots were evaluated, which corresponded 199,026 carcasses. Animal temperament classified as calm, anxious, or excited. following evaluated: round, rump, shin, thin flank, tenderloin, rib. Of number slaughtered animals, 68.26% had at least one type bruise with complete removal affected tissue. There an interaction effect between sex occurrence...