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The effect of haulage distance oh the performance and welfare of beef bulls and the eating quality of beef

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 November 2017

K D Sinclair ,
C Jessiman  and
A M Clark
K D Sinclair
Affiliation:
The Scottish Agricultural College, 581 King Street, Aberdeen AB9 1UD
C Jessiman
Affiliation:
The Scottish Agricultural College, 581 King Street, Aberdeen AB9 1UD
A M Clark
Affiliation:
The Scottish Agricultural College, Veterinary Investigation Centre, Janetstown, Thurso KW14 7XF
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Previous studies in this area have tended to concentrate on the effects of short haulage distances on the behavioural patterns of bulls (Kenny and Tarrant, 1987) and the incidence of dark cutting beef following pre slaughter mixing (Price and Tennessen, 1981). To date, the current authors are unaware of any study which has been conducted to evaluate the effects of haulage distance and sex on the welfare of beef cattle and the eating quality of beef. As part of a much larger recording scheme such a study was conducted with 96 young continental cross beef bulls and 8 continental cross beef steers.

50 beef bulls and 8 beef steers from similar farms were subjected to a road journey of some 250 miles lasting about 480 minutes to an abattoir near Aberdeen. A further 46 beef bulls, which had originally come from similar farms to those outlined above, were subjected to an average road journey of 10 miles to the same abattoir, this journey lasting approximately 20 minutes.

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Carcass and Meat Quality
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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Production (1972) , Volume 1992 , March 1992 , pp. 182
Copyright
Copyright © The British Society of Animal Production 1992

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Kenny, F.J., and Tarrant, P.U. (1987). The reaction of young bulls to short-haul road transport. Applied Animal Behaviour Science. 17: 209–227.Google Scholar
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