Evaluation of slaughter stress responses in the dromedary camel
Slaughter stress responses were evaluated in the dromedary camel by analyzing hematocrit (Hct), neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio (NLR), hemolysis (H%), catalase activity (CATa) and plasma levels of cortisol (COR), triiodothyronine (T3), thyroxine (T4), glucose and malondialdehyde (MDA). Blood was collected during three different steps: at the arrival of the animals at the slaughterhouse just after unloading (step 1), at the end of a rest period of 16 to 20 hours (step 2) and finally during bleeding (step 3) after exposure to traditional slaughter stress. NLR, H%, MDA, glucose, COR, T3 and T4 measured at step 2 were significantly (P<0.05) lower compared to those observed at step 1 or step 3. On the contrary, CATa measured at step 2 were significantly (P<0.05) higher than that analyzed at steps 1 and 3. In the camel, the slaughter procedure used here was muchmore stressfuland was able to alter the physiology of the animal.
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| Format: | article biblioteca |
| Language: | eng |
| Subjects: | L01 - Élevage - Considérations générales, L50 - Physiologie et biochimie animales, L74 - Troubles divers des animaux, dromadaire, stress, abattoir, composition du sang, physiologie sanguine, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_10467, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_7452, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_8, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_963, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_29138, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_4940, |
| Online Access: | http://agritrop.cirad.fr/593405/ http://agritrop.cirad.fr/593405/1/593405.pdf |
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