This paper reviews current knowledge about factors of importance for pork quality with
special emphasis on technological quality attributes. It is evident that production and …

Despite recent advances in understanding brain function, consciousness–specifically, how
the brain gives rise to conscious experiences–remains 'the hard problem.'In humans, there …

This scientific opinion focuses on the welfare of pigs on farm, and is based on literature and
expert opinion. All pig categories were assessed: gilts and dry sows, farrowing and lactating …

Featuring twenty new chapters reflecting current interest and updating safety and quality
standards and regulations, this second edition of an industry reference covers state of the art …

The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of transport duration on some welfare
and meat quality parameters. For the study 144 pigs were used. One group of 72 animals …

A total of 116 deliveries, comprising 15,695 commercial pigs delivered to five abattoirs, were
surveyed during winter and summer. Information about on-farm fasting, transport duration …

Animal welfare issues are becoming increasingly prominent in animal production, for both
economic and moral reasons. This book presents a clear understanding of the relationship …

The objective of the present experiment was to study physiological changes elicited in
response to stress in the immediate preslaughter period and to link them to pork quality …

The objective of the study was to estimate genetic correlations between skin lesions and
aggressive behavior postmixing and under more stable social conditions as a potential …

Seven hundred and fourteen pigs were monitored from transport to slaughter in July in three
treatments: 8, 16 and 24 transport hours; lairage time for the three groups was of 8h …