Correlation between pre and post-slaughter physiological parameters in lambs

Physiological mechanisms of post-slaughter electrical stimulation

CORRELATION BETWEEN PRE AND POST EXERCISE BLOOD LACTATE AND pH

Background: The body’s response to strenuous activity can be observed by subjecting it to exercise. During exercise lactic acid is produced in the skeletal muscles leading to decline in intracellular pH. Other anions and sodium/hydrogen exchange could also account for acidosis. The aim of this study was to observe the effect of intensity and duration of exercise on blood lactate and pH. Materia...

The effect of handling pre-slaughter and carcass processing rate post-slaughter on pork quality.

Forty-eight male crossbred (Large White-Landrace) pigs were used in a 2×2 factorial design to determine the effect of pre-slaughter handling (minimal and negative handling prior to slaughter) and the rate of carcass processing post-slaughter [normal rate (45min) and delayed rate (70min) from time of exsanguination to carcass entering the chiller] on muscle glycolysis and pork quality. Pigs nega...

Correlation between antisperm antibody and Semen parameters

Introduction: The precise mechanism for antisperm antibody (ASA) mediated fertility impairment is unclear. In the male reproductive tract, ASA may have an adverse impact on sperm maturation and function or overall semen quality. In this study, the percentage of ASA-IgA was determined by the direct Mixed Agglutination Reaction (MAR) test in men from infertile couples in Khorramabad city. Further...

Prevalence of footrot in Swedish slaughter lambs

BACKGROUND Footrot is a world-wide contagious disease in sheep and goats. It is an infection of the epidermis of the interdigital skin, and the germinal layers of the horn tissue of the feet. The first case of footrot in Swedish sheep was diagnosed in 2004. Due to difficulties in distinguishing benign footrot from early cases of virulent footrot and because there is no possibility for virulence...