The effects of pre-slaughter selection of reindeer bulls (Rangifer tarandus tarandus L.) on technological and sensory meat quality, blood metabolites and abomasal lesions

• Published in: Rangifer
• Main Authors: Wiklund, E., Malmfors, G., Lundström, K.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 1997
• Subjects: reindeer; meat quality; pre-slaughter handling; DFD; ultimate pH; muscle glycogen; ASAT; urea; cortisol; stress; Corral; Slaughter; Rangifer; Rangifer tarandus
• Online Access: https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/1303; https://doi.org/10.7557/2.17.2.1303

Thirty reindeer bulls (age 1 1/2 years) were subjected to different pre-slaughter treatments to study the effects on ultimate pH values, muscle glycogen content, blood metabolites and abomasal lesions. Gathering and herding into a grazing corral were followed by various selection procedures. Before...