Ultimate pH values and bacteriological condition of meat and stress metabolites in blood of transported reindeer bulls

• Published in: Rangifer
• Main Authors: Wiklund, E., Rehbinder, C., Malmfors, G., Hansson, I., Danielsson-Tham, M-L.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 2001
• Subjects: reindeer; stress; animal welfare; ASAT; Cortisol; meat; microbiological quality; Rangifer tarandus tarandus; transport; ultimate pH; urea; pH values; meat bacterology; Arjeplog; Corral; Slaughter; Rangifer; Rangifer tarandus
• Online Access: https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/1522; https://doi.org/10.7557/2.21.1.1522

Twenty-three reindeer bulls, aged 2-3 years, fed during two winter months at the Vuolda reindeer research station in Arjeplog, Sweden, were used in the study. The first group of eight reindeer was moved from their feeding corral to a selection corral, captured by lasso and stunned with a captive bol...