Animal Welfare and Meat Quality Assessment in Gas Stunning during Commercial Slaughter of Pigs Using Hypercapnic-Hypoxia (20% CO(2) 2% O(2)) Compared to Acute Hypercapnia (90% CO(2) in Air)

SIMPLE SUMMARY: Animals 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 (CO(2))). However, it produces irritation of the mucosa and a sense of breathlessness, red...

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Autores principales: Atkinson, Sophie, Algers, Bo, Pallisera, Joaquim, Velarde, Antonio, Llonch, Pol
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7766013/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33419236
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani10122440

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