کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
2448490 1554018 2008 11 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Effect of supplementation with MgCO3 and l-Tryptophan on the welfare and on the carcass and meat quality of two halothane pig genotypes (NN and nn)
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری علوم کشاورزی و بیولوژیک علوم دامی و جانورشناسی
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Effect of supplementation with MgCO3 and l-Tryptophan on the welfare and on the carcass and meat quality of two halothane pig genotypes (NN and nn)
چکیده انگلیسی

Sixty-one animals with different Halothane genes (homozygous halothane positive, n = 34; and homozygous halothane negative, n = 27) were fed with three diets (control group, with no supplement; magnesium (Mg) group with 1.28 g MgCO3/kg and tryptophan (Trp) group with 5 g l-Trp/kg) during the last 5 days before slaughter. Animals were submitted to minimal stress antemortem conditions. Pig behaviour was recorded at the experimental farm, raceway to the CO2 stunning system and during the stunning period. Corneal reflexes were recorded after stunning as well. There were no differences in feed intake among diets (P > 0.05) during the 5 days of treatment. The halothane positive (nn) group had lower intake than the halothane negative (NN) group (P < 0.01). The behaviour of the pigs in the raceway did not differ (P > 0.05) among treatments or halothane genotype. A significant (P < 0.001) interaction diet ⁎ halothane was found in the time to appear the first retreat attempt during the exposure to the CO2 system. In the nn group, the time of performing the first retreat attempt was later in the Mg (P < 0.05) than the control group. Moreover, in the Mg group, the nn had a later (P < 0.05) first retreat attempt than the NN. Thus, Mg supplementation could have a positive effect on welfare of nn pigs. The nn had a lower proportion of animals that showed corneal reflexes after stunning than NN, indicating a higher effectiveness of the stunning method in nn pigs. Neither Mg nor Trp affected carcass quality and meat quality parameters, although significant differences were found between genotypes.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Livestock Science - Volume 115, Issues 2–3, June 2008, Pages 107–117
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