The paper reports the veterinary culling rates and emergency slaughter statistics at poultry factories; it also analyses sanitary quality of carcasses culled in comparison to that a healthy population. This analysis identifies organoleptic, physical, chemical, microbiological differences between two categories meat. Finally, based on this data, draws recommendations most optimal safe use meat p...

Many livestock sector models have limited coverage of relevant variables, and are somewhat ad hoc in their choice of what should be specified as behavioral equations. This study develops a generic conceptual approach to modeling the livestock sector that provides consistent rules of specification and better coverage of variables. This approach is then applied to the swine-pork sector of Japan. ...

Aims: This study was carried out to investigate the carcass characteristics of male and female rabbits raised in semi-arid condition.Methods Results: Twenty-four (24) rabbits, comprising 12 bucks does, were used for this study. At weeks age, weighed slaughtered. Parameters measured include; pre-slaughter weight (kg), hot (g), four primal cut weights (shoulder, ribs, loin rump), internal organs ...

ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence different periods pre-slaughter fasting (F1: 2 24 hours and F2: 48 72 hours) on counts hygiene indicator microorganisms presence Salmonella spp. in carcasses bullfrogs. Two stages slaughter process were analyzed: after bleeding (A) final cleaning (B). Samples from each period analyzed count (n=30) (n=140). For aerobic mesophilic micro...