Article
Effect of preslaughter anesthesia on muscle metabolism and meat quality of pigs of different halothane genotypes.
Journal of animal science - 1 Jun 1993
Klont R E, Lambooy E, van Logtestijn J G
Abstract excerpt
Pigs of different halothane genotypes were anesthetized 45 min before slaughter. During the period of anesthesia blood samples and muscle biopsy samples were taken to investigate muscle energy metabolism by measuring different metabolites. After exsanguination, the same metabolites and some meat quality characteristics were determined. Minimal differences in resting muscle metabolism seemed to exist between the...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
