scholarly journals Animal welfare during transport and slaughter of beef cattle

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jair Castro de Jesús ◽  
María E. Ortega-Cerrilla ◽  
José G. Herrera-Haro ◽  
Aleida S. Hernández-Cazares ◽  
Julio M. Ayala-Rodríguez
Keyword(s):  
Beef Cattle ◽  
Animal Welfare ◽  
Travel Time ◽  
Meat Quality ◽  
Beef Meat ◽  
Time Stress ◽  
Welfare Issue ◽  
Welfare Quality ◽  
The Way

Objective: To review how transport and stunning of cattle affect animal welfare. Approach: During the transport of beef cattle to slaughter plants, several factors affect animal welfare, such as travel time, stress, and load density. Additionally, the correct stunning of cattle helps comply with the animal welfare guidelines established by different protocols such as Welfare Quality®. Study limitations/Implications: Meat quality is affected by several factors, being of utmost importance the way animals are transported to the slaughterhouse, and they are stunned. Therefore, it is critical to perform these stages properly to obtain good quality meat; besides, it is a welfare issue. Conclusions: It is critical to comply with transport and slaughter procedures that guarantee good beef meat quality and ensure animal welfare to avoid stress in cattle as possible.

scholarly journals Fatores do bem-estar animal relacionados ao padrão da carne bovina: uma revisão

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (16) ◽  
pp. e330101623847
Author(s):  
Matheus Campos Castro ◽  
Eloize Silva Alves ◽  
Bruno Henrique Figueiredo Saqueti ◽  
Jéssica Souza Alves ◽  
Joice Camila Martins Costa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Animal Welfare ◽  
Meat Quality ◽  
Rigor Mortis ◽  
Beef Meat

O presente estudo tem como objetivo fornecer uma compreensão sobre a relação das condições do bem-estar animal antecedentes ao abate à qualidade da carne baseada em uma revisão bibliográfica. Para isso foi realizado uma busca na literatura utilizando as seguintes palavras-chaves: Welfare, Animal Welfare, Pre-slaughter, Beef, Meat Quality. A partir do início do século XXI foi possível observar um crescente aumento de pesquisas pertencentes ao tema, isso acontece devido ao fato de que cada vez mais o bem-estar animal está relacionado ao estresse do animal, metabolismo durante o rigor mortis – responsável pela conversão do tecido muscular em carne de consumo, assim consequentemente os consumidores finais estão cada vez mais exigentes em relação a isso. No pós-abate de bovinos, podem surgir defeitos da qualidade da carne, denominadas como PSE (pálido, mole, exsudativo) e DFD (escuro, duro, seco), associados a um pH anormal da carne. O bem-estar animal está intimamente ligado desde a criação dos animais até a etapa de pré-abate da carne. A partir do estudo realizado, pode-se definir a necessidade de novas pesquisas que avaliem métodos de prevenção de estresse durante ao pré-abate.

scholarly journals Transcriptome profiling analysis of muscle tissue reveals potential candidate genes affecting water holding capacity in Chinese Simmental beef cattle

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lili Du ◽  
Tianpeng Chang ◽  
Bingxing An ◽  
Mang Liang ◽  
Xinghai Duan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Beef Cattle ◽  
Candidate Genes ◽  
Molecular Mechanism ◽  
Meat Quality ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Transcriptome Profiling ◽  
Water Holding Capacity ◽  
Potential Candidate ◽  
Protein Protein Interaction ◽  
Water Holding

AbstractWater holding capacity (WHC) is an important sensory attribute that greatly influences meat quality. However, the molecular mechanism that regulates the beef WHC remains to be elucidated. In this study, the longissimus dorsi (LD) muscles of 49 Chinese Simmental beef cattle were measured for meat quality traits and subjected to RNA sequencing. WHC had significant correlation with 35 kg water loss (r = − 0.99, p < 0.01) and IMF content (r = 0.31, p < 0.05), but not with SF (r = − 0.20, p = 0.18) and pH (r = 0.11, p = 0.44). Eight individuals with the highest WHC (H-WHC) and the lowest WHC (L-WHC) were selected for transcriptome analysis. A total of 865 genes were identified as differentially expressed genes (DEGs) between two groups, of which 633 genes were up-regulated and 232 genes were down-regulated. Gene Ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway enrichment revealed that DEGs were significantly enriched in 15 GO terms and 96 pathways. Additionally, based on protein–protein interaction (PPI) network, animal QTL database (QTLdb), and relevant literature, the study not only confirmed seven genes (HSPA12A, HSPA13, PPARγ, MYL2, MYPN, TPI, and ATP2A1) influenced WHC in accordance with previous studies, but also identified ATP2B4, ACTN1, ITGAV, TGFBR1, THBS1, and TEK as the most promising novel candidate genes affecting the WHC. These findings could offer important insight for exploring the molecular mechanism underlying the WHC trait and facilitate the improvement of beef quality.

Effect of pre-slaughter fasting duration on physiology, carcass and meat quality in beef cattle finished on pastures or feedlot

2021 ◽  
Vol 136 ◽  
pp. 158-165
Author(s):  
Juan Clariget ◽  
Georgget Banchero ◽  
Santiago Luzardo ◽  
Enrique Fernández ◽  
Eduardo Pérez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Beef Cattle ◽  
Meat Quality ◽  
Fasting Duration

scholarly journals 250 Genome wide Association analyses for meat quality traits in multibreed and crossbred beef cattle.

2018 ◽  
Vol 96 (suppl_3) ◽  
pp. 84-84
Author(s):  
M Abo-Ismail ◽  
J Crowley ◽  
E Akanno ◽  
C Li ◽  
P Stothard ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Beef Cattle ◽  
Meat Quality ◽  
Genome Wide Association ◽  
Quality Traits ◽  
Association Analyses ◽  
Meat Quality Traits ◽  
Genome Wide

Effect of feeding barley based diets on animal performance, carcass characteristics and meat quality of crossbred beef cattle with and without Wagyu genetics

1997 ◽  
Vol 77 (4) ◽  
pp. 655-662 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. S. Mir ◽  
D. R. C. Bailey ◽  
Z. Mir ◽  
S. D. M. Jones ◽  
T. Entz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Beef Cattle ◽  
Meat Quality ◽  
Shear Force ◽  
Average Daily Gain ◽  
Carcass Characteristics ◽  
Barley Grain ◽  
Crossbred Cattle ◽  
Target Weight ◽  
Meat Samples

Growth performance, carcass characteristics and meat quality of European and British crossbred (EBC; no Wagyu genetics; 28 heifers and 30 steers) cattle were compared with crossbred cattle with 75% Wagyu genetics (WC; seven heifers and 14 steers) to determine the influence of Wagyu genetics on marbling grade of beef cattle fed barley-based diets in a factorial design experiment. Weaned calves (250 d average age) were fed, one of two diets (diet 1, 35% barley grain; diet 2, 40% hay cubes on DM basis, with barley silage, protein and vitamin/mineral premix) for 84 d and then fed diet 1 until they weighed 394 to 432 kg. All cattle were finished on an 80% (DM basis) rolled barley diet and slaughtered. Carcasses were graded and samples procured for meat quality and Warner–Bratzler shear force determination. Number of days on backgrounding diets to arrive at target weight (380 kg) was greater (P < 0.05) for the WC cattle, owing to relatively lower ADG, but days on the finishing diet were fewer for these cattle, compared with EBC cattle. Warm carcass yield (dressing percent) was greater (P < 0.05), but backfat depth was lower (P < 0.05) for WC cattle relative to that of EBC cattle, yet proportion of lean meat yield was similar. Eighty three percent of WC cattle carcasses had Canada AAA (small or more) marbling grade compared with 13% for EBC cattle carcasses. Mean shear force of meat samples from EBC and WC cattle was 4.2 and 3.8 kg, respectively. Results indicated that the extent of carcass marbling can be increased by incorporating Wagyu genetics but age at slaughter of WC cattle was 19 d greater than that of EBC cattle and carcass size was reduced. Key words: Average daily gain, carcass characteristics, European and British crossbred, feed to gain ratio, meat quality, Wagyu crossbred cattle

364 Effect of breed and finishing system on meat quality from beef cattle

2017 ◽  
Vol 95 (suppl_4) ◽  
pp. 180-180 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. A. Torrecilhas ◽  
O. R. Machado Neto ◽  
M. G. Ornaghi ◽  
E. San Vito ◽  
L. O. Lima ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Beef Cattle ◽  
Meat Quality

scholarly journals The Impacts of Feeding Natursafe (an Immune Support Product) on Beef Quality

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Henriott ◽  
K. Hart ◽  
N. Herrera ◽  
F. Ribeiro ◽  
N. Bland ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acid ◽  
Beef Cattle ◽  
Meat Quality ◽  
Shear Force ◽  
Sarcomere Length ◽  
Troponin T ◽  
Quality Characteristics ◽  
Insoluble Collagen ◽  
Plate Counts ◽  
Retail Display

ObjectivesNaturSafe® (Diamond V, USA) is a Saccharomyces cerevisiae fermentation product developed as an animal feed supplement for the further manufacture of nutritionally balanced feeds for beef cattle. This immune support product (Association of American Feed Control Officials number 96.8, 73.046 and International Feed Name number 7–05–520, 8–08–034) has been specifically formulated to optimize beef cattle health and performance, antibiotic stewardship, and food safety. Research has shown that NaturSafe supports optimal rumen and liver health, overall health and immune function, consistency of feed intake, daily gain, feed conversion, and antibiotic effectiveness. As no research previously has assessed the impacts of this feed ingredient on the quality of meat, the objective of this research was to characterize the effects of feeding NaturSafe on meat quality characteristics in beef.Materials and MethodsCrossbred steers (N = 60, n = 12 per treatment; mean hot carcass weight = 421 kg), through an antibiotic free production system, were individually fed diets containing 12, 15, or 18 g/d of NaturSafe or a control diet without (–AB) antibiotics or a control with antibiotics (+AB; 330 mg monensin + 110 mg tylosin·steer–1·d–1) for 112 d. Strip loins were collected and aged for 13 or 29 d postmortem prior to fabrication. Steaks (m. Longissimus) were then evaluated for Warner-Bratzler shear force, pH, sarcoplasmic calcium concentration, troponin-T degradation, fatty acid profile, proximate composition, sarcomere length, total collagen and insoluble collagen. After each aging period, steaks were evaluated for lipid oxidation, and color characteristics (L*, a*, b*, discoloration percentage, and percentage surface oxymyoglobin, metmyoglobin and deoxymyoglobin), during and/or after a 7 d simulated retail display period. A subset of samples at various aging and retail display periods were analyzed for lactic acid bacteria (LAB), psychotrophic plate counts (PPC), and aerobic plate counts (APC). Animal was considered the experimental unit and hot carcass weight and marbling score were used as covariates in the analysis.ResultsTreatment had no effect on pH, sarcomere length, troponin-T degradation, fatty acid profile, proximate composition, total collagen, insoluble collagen, LAB, PPC, APC, lipid oxidation, oxymyoglobin percentage, or metmyoglobin percentage. Meat from cattle fed 18 g/d of NaturSafe was (1) equal to–AB controls and had higher shear force values compared to all other treatments (P < 0.01), (2) had higher (P < 0.05) sarcoplasmic calcium levels than +AB controls and cattle fed 12 g of NaturSafe/d, (3) was redder (higher a* values, P < 0.05) than all other treatments, and (4) was yellower (higher b* values, P < 0.01) than the 12 or 15 g dose and the–AB control. There were no differences among treatments fed NaturSafe for lightness (L*) at either aging time. There were no differences for meat from animals fed 12 or 15 g NatureSafe/d, except deoxymyoglobin percent and discoloration, which were both minimal. Discoloration values were low for all treatments (< 10%).ConclusionThese data indicate that feeding NaturSafe had few discernible effects on meat quality characteristics.

scholarly journals Influence of Maternal Corn Supplementation of Beef Cattle on Muscle Fiber Type and Meat Quality of their Offspring

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 158-159
Author(s):  
D. Maharjan ◽  
A. Rodas-González ◽  
A. R. Tanner ◽  
V. C. Kennedy ◽  
J. D. Kirsch ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Beef Cattle ◽  
Meat Quality ◽  
Muscle Fiber ◽  
Fiber Type ◽  
Muscle Fiber Type
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