Effect of pre-slaughter environment on some physiological parameters and meat quality in New Zealand rabbits (<i>Oryctolagus cuniculus</i>)

SABUNCUOGLU N., ÇOBAN Ö., LAÇİN E., CEYLAN Z. G., ÖZDEMİR D., OZKAN A.

TROPICAL ANIMAL HEALTH AND PRODUCTION, cilt.43, sa.2, ss.515-519, 2011 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 43 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2011
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s11250-010-9725-9
  • Dergi Adı: TROPICAL ANIMAL HEALTH AND PRODUCTION
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.515-519
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Pre-slaughter, Welfare, Stress, Meat, Rabbit, TRANSPORT, ENDOCRINE, RESPONSES, DURATION, CARCASS, STRESS, TIME
  • Atatürk Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The objective of this study was to examine the effect of pre-slaughter environment on physiology and meat quality in New Zealand rabbits. Pre-slaughter environment consisted of combined effects of social and non-social factors. For the experiment, 18 male New Zealand rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus), 3 months of age, were used. Some biochemical and meat quality parameters of the animals were measured, and the results were compared with the control group. The pre-slaughter environment significantly influenced some biochemical and meat quality parameters (P<0.01 and P<0.05, respectively). It is concluded that pre-slaughter environment negatively affected the welfare status and decreased the meat quality in New Zealand rabbits.