Meat Science
Publication date:
2006-01-01
Volume:
72
Pages:
140 -
145
Publisher:
Applied Science Publishers
Author:
Lammens, Veerle
Van De Water, Geert ; Coenegrachts, J ; Driessen, Bert ; Peeters, Ester ; Geers, Rony
Keywords:
pigs, blood splashes, head current, slaughter, carcass, device, Science & Technology, Life Sciences & Biomedicine, Food Science & Technology, SLAUGHTER, CARCASS, DEVICE, 0702 Animal Production, 0904 Chemical Engineering, 0908 Food Sciences, Dairy & Animal Science, 3003 Animal production, 3006 Food sciences
Abstract:
In order to evaluate electrical stunning in relation to the incidence of blood splashes, meat quality and carcass quality parameters, 2035 pigs, heterozygous for the halothane gene, were observed during slaughter at a commercial slaughterhouse.