Effect of short road journeys on behaviour and some blood variables related to welfare in young bulls

Cafazzo, Simona; Magnani, Daniele Pascale Guidotti; Calà, Pietro; Razzuoli, Elisabetta; Gerardi, Gabriele; Bernardini, Daniele; Amadori, Massimo; Costa, Leonardo Nanni

doi:10.1016/j.applanim.2012.03.009

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“…The result showed that transportation may cause muscle break-down and bruising, similar to those obtained in transported cattle (Averos et al, 2008;Cafazzo et al, 2012), sheep (Zhong et al, 2011;Ekiz et al, 2012Ekiz et al, , 2013, goats (Kannan et al, 2000;Galipalli et al, 2004) and roe dear (Montane et al, 2002). The increase in plasma glucose during the post-transportation period may be due to increase in glycogenolysis, stimulated by increased secretions of catecholamine and glucocorticoid hormones, which are under the control of the sympathetic nervous system (Ekiz et al, 2013).…”

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“…Cafazzo et al (2012) showed that provision of adequate space for animals during transportation makes the choice of a particular standing orientation unnecessary. The reason for the choice of standing in perpendicular orientation by the goats in the present study may be due to increased demand in oxygen as the journey progressed.…”

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“…Generally, several studies have been conducted on the effect of road transportation on muscle enzymes and metabolites in cattle (Cafazzo et al, 2012;Averos et al, 2008), sheep (Galipalli et al, 2004;Ekiz et al, 2012Ekiz et al, , 2013Zhong et al, 2012), goats (Kannan et al, 2000(Kannan et al, , 2002Galipalli et al, 2004) and roe deer (Montane et al, 2002). Few studies have been carried out on the best travel position or orientation that is less stressful for horses (Kay and Hall, 2009;Padalino et al, 2012;Tateo et al, 2012) and cattle (Cafezzo et al, 2012;Earley et al, 2012).…”

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“…Blood enzymes such as creatine phosphate kinase (CPK), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and metabolites have been used also as reliable physiological indices of muscle tissue injury or damage in humans and animals subjected to different stressors, including transportation stress (Ekiz et al, 2012;Cafazzo et al, 2012).…”

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Effects of transportation positions and orientations on muscular damage of goats transported by road for 12 h during the hot-dry conditions

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Ayo²

2014

J. Vet. Med. Anim. Health

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The influence of road transportation position and orientation on muscular damage was evaluated in 30 goats. The animals were divided into two groups: 20 goats transported by road for 12-h during hot-dry conditions (TG) and 10 non-transported sedentary goats (SG). During the 12-h transportation period, the goats spent 7 h standing, of which 40.0% of the goats spent 4.5 ± 0.7 h standing in perpendicular direction, 30.0% spent 1.5 ± 0.5 h in parallel direction, while 20.0 and 10% spent 0.5 ± 0.1 h each in opposite and diagonal directions, respectively. Of the 5 h spent by the goats lying down, 33.6% of the goats spent 2.5 ± 0.7 and 1.5 ± 0.5 h each lying down in opposite and diagonal directions, respectively. Goats that adopted standing or lying down position in perpendicular and opposite directions during the transportation period had predominantly lower values of creatine phosphate kinase, alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase, glucose and urea, which suggested less muscular damage and best transportation position. Lying down in opposite or diagonal orientations produced the highest (P < 0.05) activities of blood enzymes, and glucose and urea concentrations, which indicated high level of muscular damage and worst position. In conclusion, lying down or standing in opposite or diagonal orientations may have adverse effects on the welfare, health, productivity and meat quality of goats transported by road.

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Effects of transportation positions and orientations on muscular damage of goats transported by road for 12 h during the hot-dry conditions

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2014

J. Vet. Med. Anim. Health

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“…El transporte representa una fase críti-ca en la producción ganadera y con frecuencia es considerado como una de las principales causas de estrés para los bovinos, que puede tener repercusiones negativas en el bienestar y en la salud de los animales (Cafazzo et al, 2012;Magnani et al, 2014). Los bovinos pueden expresar las consecuencias de los eventos estresantes mediante cambios fisiológicos y conductuales específicos.…”

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Indicadores Conductuales y Fisiológicos para Evaluar el Transporte de Novillos al Rastro y su Relación con el pH de la Carne

Peñuela

Velasco-Bolaños

Valencia

2017

Rev. investig. vet. Perú

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RESUMENEl objetivo de este estudio fue evaluar el transporte de los novillos por medio de indicadores conductuales y fisiológicos, y su relación con el pH alto en la carne a las 24 horas (pH24) del sacrificio. Se evaluaron 56 novillos cebú (2.5 ± 0.2 años, 429.9 ± 29.3 kg) en cuatro viajes al centro de beneficio. El transporte se hizo bajo condiciones similares (ruta, camión y conductor), donde se evaluaron los indicadores conductuales (interacciones afiliativas y agonistas, posturas del cuerpo, dirección del cuerpo en el camión y exploración), indicadores fisiológicos de estrés y el pH 24 de la carne. No se observaron diferencias significativas en las variables conductuales y el pH 24 según los compartimentos del camión. Las interacciones afiliativas fueron más frecuentes que las agonistas. Las concentraciones sanguíneas del hematocrito, cortisol, glucosa y creatinaquinasa mostraron valores altos. El 63.5% (n=36) de las carcasas presentaron pH 24 >5.8. Los resultados indican que el transporte comercial con duración de 8 h fue un factor de estrés fisiológico para los novillos cebú, con implicaciones negativas sobre el alto pH cárnico. La ausencia de la mezcla social favoreció la cohesión y la estabilidad grupal.Palabras clave: calidad de carne; bienestar animal; presacrificio; estrés ABSTRACTThe aim of the study was to evaluate the transport of steers by behavioral and physiological indicators and its relationship with high pH of the beef at 24 h after slaughter.

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Modulation of the Interferon Response by Environmental, Noninfectious Stressors

Razzuoli

Zanotti

Amadori

2016

The Innate Immune Response to Noninfectious Stressors

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Effect of short road journeys on behaviour and some blood variables related to welfare in young bulls

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Effects of transportation positions and orientations on muscular damage of goats transported by road for 12 h during the hot-dry conditions

Effects of transportation positions and orientations on muscular damage of goats transported by road for 12 h during the hot-dry conditions

Indicadores Conductuales y Fisiológicos para Evaluar el Transporte de Novillos al Rastro y su Relación con el pH de la Carne

Modulation of the Interferon Response by Environmental, Noninfectious Stressors

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