NR ZDVT

AU Warriss,P.D.; Brown,S.N.; Knowles,T.G.

TI Measurements of the degree of development of rigor mortis as an indicator of stress in slaughtered pigs

QU The Veterinary Record 2003 Dec 13; 153(24): 739-42

PT journal article

AB The degree of development of rigor mortis in the carcases of slaughter pigs was assessed subjectively on a three-point scale 35 minutes after they were exsanguinated, and related to the levels of cortisol, lactate and creatine kinase in blood collected at exsanguination. Earlier rigor development was associated with higher concentrations of these stress indicators in the blood. This relationship suggests that the mean rigor score, and the frequency distribution of carcases that had or had not entered rigor, could be used as an index of the degree of stress to which the pigs had been subjected.

AD School of Veterinary Science, University of Bristol, Langford, Bristol BS40 5DU.

SP englisch

PO England

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