Cortisol, as a most commonly used stress marker in slaughter pigs, is well studied in many different contexts (slaughter season, circadian rhythm, sex, genetics, transport, feed and water deprivation, handling, lairage time, social isolation, crowding or mixing, stunning methods, carcass and meat...
Trop. Med. Infect. Dis.2022,7(5), 78;https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed7050078 (This article belongs to the SectionInfectious Diseases) Downloadkeyboard_arrow_down Browse Figures Review ReportsVersions Notes Abstract A national animal disease surveillance network initiated by the Lao PDR government...
Figure 1. Overall prevalence (%) and 95% CI (bars) of pig carcasses positive for Salmonella according to season and slaughterhouse capacity. SS = Spring-Summer; AW = Autumn-Winter; SDS = small-sized slaughterhouse (<5000 pigs/year); MDS = medium-sized slaughterhouse (5000–50,000 pigs/yea...
The abattoir where measurements were carried out in the wet season is owned by the Bamenda City Council, with daily activities managed by a butchers’ association. It has a slaughtering capacity of about 24 cattle simultaneously, which are predominantly West African Zebu raised on pasture. It is...