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dc.contributor.authorAtkinson, Sophie
dc.contributor.authorAlgers, Bo
dc.contributor.authorPallisera, Joaquim
dc.contributor.authorVelarde, Antonio
dc.contributor.authorLlonch, Pol
dc.contributor.otherProducció Animalca
dc.date.accessioned2021-01-04T09:59:07Z
dc.date.available2021-01-04T09:59:07Z
dc.date.issued2020-12-20
dc.identifier.citationAtkinson, Sophie, Bo Algers, Joaquim Pallisera, Antonio Velarde, and Pol Llonch. 2020. "Animal Welfare And Meat Quality Assessment In Gas Stunning During Commercial Slaughter Of Pigs Using Hypercapnic-Hypoxia (20% CO2 2% O2) Compared To Acute Hypercapnia (90% CO2 In Air)". Animals 10 (12): 2440. doi:10.3390/ani10122440.ca
dc.identifier.issn2076-2615ca
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12327/1040
dc.description.abstractAnimals must be stunned before slaughter to avoid fear, pain, and distress. In pigs, the most extensively used method is exposure to hypercapnia (high (>80%) concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO2)). However, it produces irritation of the mucosa and a sense of breathlessness, reducing the welfare before slaughter. We investigated whether using hypercapnic-hypoxia (20% CO2 and less than 2% O2) reduced aversion and discomfort compared to hypercapnia, and whether the quality of the stunning was adequate, meaning that no animals regain conscious after stunning. Moreover, we compared the impact of both stunning gases for meat and carcass quality. Our results suggest that both gases provoked aversion and discomfort, but these were lower in pigs stunned with the N2 mixture compared to high CO2. On the other hand, the stun quality of the N2 mixture was poorer than high CO2 stunning, given that more animals regained consciousness before sticking with the N2 gas mixture. The stunning quality of the N2 mixture, however, was improved when oxygen concentration was below 2%. Meat quality was slightly poorer in N2 stunning compared to high CO2, with a higher percentage of carcasses showing pale, soft, and exudative pork.ca
dc.format.extent16ca
dc.language.isoengca
dc.publisherMDPIca
dc.relation.ispartofAnimalsca
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 Internationalca
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/*
dc.titleAnimal Welfare and Meat Quality Assessment in Gas Stunning during Commercial Slaughter of Pigs Using Hypercapnic-Hypoxia (20% CO2 2% O2) Compared to Acute Hypercapnia (90% CO2 in Air)ca
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleca
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionca
dc.rights.accessLevelinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.embargo.termscapca
dc.subject.udc636ca
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3390/ani10122440ca
dc.contributor.groupBenestar Animalca


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