Effects of the truck suspension system on animal welfare, carcass and meat quality traits in pigs

dc.contributorUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
dc.contributorEmpresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (EMBRAPA)
dc.date.accessioned2018-12-11T16:45:55Z
dc.date.available2018-12-11T16:45:55Z
dc.date.created2018-12-11T16:45:55Z
dc.date.issued2017-01-18
dc.identifierAnimals, v. 7, n. 1, 2017.
dc.identifier2076-2615
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/169444
dc.identifier10.3390/ani7010005
dc.identifier2-s2.0-85012031463
dc.identifier2-s2.0-85012031463.pdf
dc.description.abstractThe objective of this study was to assess the effects of two types of commercial suspension (leaf-spring (LS) vs. air suspension (AS)) installed on two similar double-decked trucks on blood cortisol and lactate concentration, lairage behavior, carcass skin lesions and pork quality traits of 120 crossbred pigs. The suspension type neither influenced pig behaviour in lairage nor blood cortisol and lactate concentrations (p > 0.10). However, when compared with the AS suspension system, the use of LS increased the number of skin lesions in the back and thigh (p = 0.03 and p = 0.01, respectively) and produced thigh with lower pHu (p < 0.001) and yellower colour (higher b* value; p = 0.03), and paler back muscles (subjective colour; p < 0.05), with a tendency to lower pH (p = 0.06). Therefore, the use air suspension system can improve carcass and meat quality traits of pigs transported to slaughter.
dc.languageeng
dc.relationAnimals
dc.relation0,744
dc.rightsAcesso aberto
dc.sourceScopus
dc.subjectBlood metabolites
dc.subjectLesions
dc.subjectMeat quality
dc.subjectStress
dc.subjectTransport
dc.subjectTruck suspension
dc.titleEffects of the truck suspension system on animal welfare, carcass and meat quality traits in pigs
dc.typeArtículos de revistas


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