Physico-chemical characteristics of Longissimus lumborum muscle in goats subjected to halal slaughter and anesthesia (halothane) pre-slaughter

• Main Authors: Sabow, Azad Behnan, Sazili, Awis Qurni, Idrus, Zulkifli, Goh, Yong Meng, Ab Kadir, Mohd Zainal Abidin, Adeyemi, Kazeem Dauda
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japanese Society of Animal Science 2015
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/34928/1/34928.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/34928/; http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/asj.12385/abstract?systemMessage=Wiley+Online+Library+will+have+be+unavailable+on+Saturday+5th+December+from+10%3A00-14%3A00+GMT+%2F+05%3A00-09%3A00+EST+%2F+18%3A00-22%3A00+SGT+for+essential+maintenance.+Apologie

This study assessed the effect of halal slaughter and anesthesia pre-slaughter followed by bleeding on meat quality characteristics of goats. Eleven male Boer cross goats were divided into two groups and subjected to either halal slaughter (HS) or anesthesia with halothane and propofol pre-slaughter...