131401 20240319080953.0 doi 10.1016/j.livsci.2022.104904 sideral 128442 ART-2022-128442 eng Guarnido-López, Pablo Slaughtering of heifers in a local or an industrial abattoir: Animal welfare and meat quality consequences 2022 Access copy available to the general public Unrestricted The aim of the study was to compare stress response and meat quality related to two abattoirs types. Pirenaica heifers were slaughtered in a small-scale local abattoir (LOC, n=8) or in a large-scale industrial abattoir (IND, n=8). The two groups differed in terms of transport distance and duration, waiting time, stunning to slaughter time, facilities, handling and processing conditions. Blood parameters showed higher levels of glucose, neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio, and neutrophils in animals slaughtered at the IND compared to the LOC, but cortisol levels were high in both groups. Meat colour from the LOC treatment was lighter, less red, yellow and saturated and had a greater hue angle than the IND, but colour deterioration showed a similar trend. LOC samples had lower shear force values and better eating quality compared to IND samples at day 11 of ageing. This study shows that slaughtering animals in small abattoirs, located close to farms, may reduce animal stress compared to large-scale industrial abattoirs, but there is room for improvement in both systems. Consumers may be able to differentiate steak colour from the different slaughter systems and find the meat from local abattoir animals more palatable. Final pH is not thought to be the main contributor to the differences. © 2022 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess by-nc-nd http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/ 1.8 2022 AGRICULTURE, DAIRY & ANIMAL SCIENCE 29 / 62 = 0.468 2022 Q2 T2 0.529 2022 Veterinary (miscellaneous) 2022 Q1 Animal Science and Zoology 2022 Q2 3.6 2022 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Resconi, Virginia Celia Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-2713-5939 Campo, María del Mar Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-8180-8663 Guerrero, Ana (orcid)0000-0001-6420-6364 María, Gustavo Adolfo Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-6106-2577 Olleta, José Luis Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0001-6955-355X 2008 700 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Produc.Animal Cienc.Ali. Área Producción Animal 259 (2022), 104904 [10 pp] Livest. Sci. Livestock Science 1871-1413 1041666 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/131401/files/texto_completo.pdf Versión publicada 1983405 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/131401/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon icon Versión publicada oai:zaguan.unizar.es:131401 articulos driver 2024-03-18-13:14:25 ARTICLE