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Examination of efficiency of bleeding slaughter pigs on degree of bleeding out and meat quality
Project
Project code: BFEL-T-02-210
Contract period: 01.03.2004
- 28.02.2006
Purpose of research: Basic research
If reversible stunning methods like CO2-stunning are used, the killing of the pigs occurs by blood loss. If exsanguination fails or is incomplete, there is the risk that the animals regain conciousness on the bleeding rail. Besides the animal welfare problem, effects on meat quality and residual blood content are possible. Therefore the amount of blood loss (in % of body weight) from 1825 genetically well defined slaughter pigs was measured and put in relation to parameters of meat quality and degree of bleeding out.
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Subjects
- Agricultural Technology Animal Production
- Physiology of Nutrition
