Bienestar animal y calidad de carne antes y después del faenamiento en porcinos del camal municipal el empalme

Through this study, animal welfare was evaluated using the Welfare Quality protocol where 364 animals were observed entering the municipal slaughterhouse in the canton of El Empalme. The objective was to evaluate the behavior of the animals from arrival to slaughter, the types of transport and conditions of the animals, where 83% of the caged trucks were adequate and 16% were not so adequate, as well as the unloading process. It should be noted that the duration of the trip of the 90 vehicles that arrived at the establishment 33% of the time was 1 hour, 17% was I hour and 25 minutes and 50% was a time of 45 minutes. The importance of determining the falls of the pigs was 10%, 5.49% suffered from panting during their rest in the pens, 2.2% and 1.4% had pain and injuries. It was also evaluated that 1.4% suffered from lameness. The number of animals slaughtered daily is 8 to 10 animals during the week and on weekends the numbers increase to 15 to 18. animals. Through the protocol, criteria of good housing and 100% thermal comfort were obtained. The behavioral indicator the vocalization of the animals had a range of 97, 8% which implies a high density before and during slaughter. The method used for stunning is the electric clamp and the prolonged time to slaughter is 10 minutes for each animal. Once the slaughter phase is completed, the doctor on duty carries out a post-mortem inspection. to determine meat quality. Normal meat pH levels ranged from 5.4 to 6 during the 45 minutes

• 1. Verfasser: Aspiazu Chévez, Melanie Lilibeth (author)
• Format: bachelorThesis
• Sprache: spa
• Veröffentlicht: 2024
• Schlagworte: Bienestar animal; Faenamiento; Aaturdimiento; Calidad de carne; Cerdos
• Online Zugang: https://repositorio.uteq.edu.ec/handle/43000/7930