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Pre-Harvest Management of Meat Animals and Poultry: Care and Transportation

Meena Goswami Awasthi , Mohini Tripathi1 , Shipra Tiwari2 , Ambesh Pandey3 , Chaple Pooja M.4 , Chirag Singh5 , Meena Goswami6 , Vikas Pathak7

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Journal of Animal Feed Science and Technology 12(2):p 51-55, July-December 2024. | DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/jafst.2321.1628.12224.2

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Mohini Tripathi, Shipra Tiwari, Ambesh Pandey, et al. Pre-Harvest Management of Meat Animals and Poultry: Care and Transportation. Jrl of Ani Feed Sci and Tech 2024;12(2):51-55.
 

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Preslaughter handling emphasize the importance of proper animal handling techniques before slaughter, suggesting ways to improve handling practices to protect animal welfare, enhance carcass and meat quality, and ultimately maximize profits for meat processors. During marketing and transportation, cattle are exposed to various stressors that trigger specific behavioral and physiological responses, including increased heart rate, body temperature, and corticosteroid levels. These stress responses can lead to losses in carcass yield due to tissue mobilization and dehydration, resulting in losses ranging from 1% to 8% after a 48-hour fast.Improper handling can cause bruising, leading to trimmed tissue, reduced yield, and downgrading. Moreover, pre-slaughter handling can significantly impact lean meat quality by affecting muscle glycogen stores. Chronic stress can deplete glycogen stores, resulting in reduced postmortem acidification and the production of dark cutting beef (DCB), which is prone to spoilage.Therefore, it is crucial to adopt proper animal handling techniques to minimize stress, prevent bruising, and maintain optimal carcass and meat quality.
 

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Mohini Tripathi, Shipra Tiwari, Ambesh Pandey, et al. Pre-Harvest Management of Meat Animals and Poultry: Care and Transportation. Jrl of Ani Feed Sci and Tech 2024;12(2):51-55.
 

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