Indicadores de bienestar animal en porcinos antes y durante el faenamiento, en el camal municipal de Quevedo, año 2022

The objective of the study was to evaluate animal welfare indicators in pigs before and during slaughter, in the municipal camal of Quevedo. Forms were designed to collect the information. To determine the sample size, the random sampling formula, and the slaughter data for the year 2021 were applied, determining a sample of 289 animals. The results indicate that during the investigation the entry of 926 animals from El Empalme, Echeandía, Pucayacu, Vinces, Quevedo, Santo Domingo, Pujilí, Guayas, Manta and La Maná was recorded. When the pigs arrived, no injured or dead animals were observed. 100% have water in the waiting pens, 14.07% ± 17.98 pigs fall or slip during the herding from the pen to the stunning area, 81.39% ± 26.51 vocalize, in 92.86% ± 10.78 of the animals the electric heifer was applied. During stunning, 35.71% ± 10.23 of the animals presented rhythmic breathing, 60% ± 13,378 presented a reflection in the cornea. 100% presented a response to electric shocks, 44.81% ± 12.07% had a reflex to stand, 49.40% ± 13.70% presented vocalization and 8.89% ± 12.59 received double stunning. It is concluded that the camal of the Quevedo canton complies with animal welfare indicators in infrastructure and management of animals in waiting pens, but does not meet the effectiveness of stunning, mainly due to the poor training of personnel and maintenance of equipment.

• Main Author: Zambrano Tenorio, Jean Carlos (author)
• Format: bachelorThesis
• Language: spa
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Confort,; Comportamiento,; Aturdimiento; Sufrimiento, cerdos
• Online Access: https://repositorio.uteq.edu.ec/handle/43000/6652