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000102100 100__ $$aCampo, María del
000102100 245__ $$aEffect of different finishing strategies and steer temperament on animal welfare and instrumental meat tenderness
000102100 260__ $$c2021
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000102100 5203_ $$aThe aim of this experiment was to evaluate the effect of different fattening systems from pasture to concentrate and temperament on animal welfare (AW) and meat quality (MQ). Eighty-four Hereford steers were randomly assigned to the following groups: T1, pasture (4% of animal live weight: LW); T2, pasture (3% LW) plus concentrate (0.6% LW); T3, pasture (3% LW) plus concentrate (1.2% LW); T4, an ad libitum concentrate treatment. Temperament was assessed by three individual tests: crush score, flight time, and exit speed, building a multicriterial temperament index (TIndex). The flight zone was also registered for each treatment. AW was assessed through the integration of indicators of productivity, physiology, and behavior, as well as by monitoring the health status within each treatment. Shear force was registered for MQ. Differences in average daily gain were due to the different energetic composition of the diets (T4 > T3 > T2 > T1) and were not attributable to animal welfare problems. Animals from T4 had the higher average daily gain (ADG) but welfare was negatively affected, being evident through physiological indicators, the restriction or deprivation of relevant behaviors, diet-related diseases, and mortality. T1, T2, and T3 did not appear to compromise animal welfare. However, strict preventive measures and monitoring should be taken during the habituation process and when using any new diet that includes concentrate, because of possible dietary diseases. Shear force values were lower in T1. None of the animals in our experiment were excitable or aggressive, but there was a positive response to handling in all treatments. In addition, regardless of diet, calmer animals had higher average daily gain and lower shear force values; thus, temperament appears to have a significant influence on productivity and meat quality.
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000102100 591__ $$aVETERINARY SCIENCES$$b16 / 145 = 0.11$$c2021$$dQ1$$eT1
000102100 593__ $$aVeterinary (miscellaneous)$$c2021$$dQ1
000102100 591__ $$aAGRICULTURE, DAIRY & ANIMAL SCIENCE$$b13 / 63 = 0.206$$c2021$$dQ1$$eT1
000102100 593__ $$aAnimal Science and Zoology$$c2021$$dQ1
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000102100 700__ $$aManteca, X.
000102100 700__ $$ade Lima, J.M.S.
000102100 700__ $$aBrito, G.
000102100 700__ $$aHernández, P.
000102100 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0001-6166-7499$$aSañudo, C.
000102100 700__ $$aMontossi, F.
000102100 773__ $$g11, 3 (2021), 859 [21 pp.]$$pAnimals (Basel)$$tAnimals$$x2076-2615
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