articles about slaughterhouse in Abstracts

Stocking at too-high density at high temperatures and stocking of too-low density at low temperatures affect meat quality and animal welfare.

Meat inspection data were collected from 100,489 finishing pigs slaughtered in a northern Portuguese abattoir.

Findings suggest physical capacity is not the only factor influencing processing rates and highlight existing vulnerabilities to labor shortages.

Effects on trailer microclimate, pig behaviour, physiological response, and meat quality under Canadian summer conditions.

The study assess the effects of the month, slaughter house of destination, length of the journey, and temperature–humidity index on mortality of heavy slaughter pigs during transport and lairage.

Dietary organic acid in fattening pigs may reduce the prevalence of Salmonella at the slaughterhouse.

A herd-based survey of Salmonella in pigs was carried in a major pig producing region of Spain. Mesenteric lymph nodes were collected from the carcasses of 25 pigs from each of 80 herds at time of slaughter.

The positive effects of increasing dietary electrolyte balance are affected by the feed withdrawal period before slaughter.

With the aim to evaluate the incidence of animals with current infection of HEV, 115 bile samples were collected from three slaughterhouses under inspection by Animal Sanitary Protection Agency of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In parallel, effluent samples were collected from six sewage pipe exit sites of two slaughterhouses.

The objective of the present study was to test the effect of injection device (conventional syringe and needle versus needle-free injection device [NFID]) on the incidence of head and neck abscesses at slaughter.

Recent reports of isolation of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) from food animals have raised concern about the potential for foodborne transmission. This study evaluated the prevalence of MRSA contamination of retail pork from 4 Canadian provinces.

Pigs can become MRSA positive in the short period of time during transportation from the farm to stunning at the abattoir.

The use of a wet-dry feeder improves pig performance until slaughter, without improving carcass performance.

Fluctuation in feed intake either every day or every 3 d had minimal effect on carcass fat to lean ratio compared with pigs fed restricted amount throughout the experiment.

High quality diets may preserve piglet intestinal health just after weaning. However, lower quality diets may be offered in piglets weaned up to 28 d