Probability and number of bruises in bovine carcasses according to animal type, handling and transport

Autor: Ricardo Z, Vaz, Fábio S, Mendonça, Javier A, Bethancourt-Garcia, Fabiano N, Vaz, Leonir L, Pascoal, Maryelen M M, Dutra, Hítalo R, da Silva, João, Restle
Rok vydání: 2022
Zdroj: Veterinary research communications.
ISSN: 1573-7446
Popis: The aim of this study was to evaluate pre-slaughter risk factors on the probability of bruising and the number of bruises in different regions of the bovine carcass. The study evaluated the data from 4061 batches of slaughtered cattle, totalling 199,026 carcasses, from Hereford and Aberdeen Angus animals in crosses with continental European breeds and Zebu cattle. The factors that caused injury were sex, handling conditions (score), vehicle type, vehicle load density (kg/m
Databáze: OpenAIRE