Effects of pre-slaughter diet/management system and fasting period on physiological indicators and meat quality traits of lambs.
Meat Science(2016)
摘要
This study determined the effects of pre-slaughter diet/management system on blood and rumen parameters and meat-quality traits of Norduz lambs. Eighty lambs were divided into two groups according to diet (AH: alfalfa hay; BAH: alfalfa supplemented with 500g/head barley) for 21days. Following this period, lambs from each group were distributed among four groups according to pre-slaughter fasting period as 0, 12, 24 or 48h. Cortisol concentrations were found to be significantly higher in the 24h and 48h groups when compared to the 0h group (p<0.01). Diet and fasting period had limited effect on muscle glycogen content and ultimate pH·L*, WHC and moisture decreased in line with increases in the fasting period (p<0.01). In conclusion, carcass conformation and some meat quality traits were better in BAH lambs. Fasting had a negative effect on some meat quality parameters, with significant increases in some physiological stress indicators after fasting periods of 24h or longer.
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Pre-slaughter stress,Carcass,Muscle glycogen,Cortisol,Barley
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