Physiological and electroencephalographic changes in goats subjected to transportation, lairage, and slaughter

• Main Authors: Othman, Azalea Hani, Goh, Yong Meng, Mohamed Mustapha, Noordin, Raghazli, Razlina, Kaka, Ubedullah, Imlan, Jurhamid Columbres, Abubakar, Ahmed Abubakar, Abdullah, Rasedee
• Format: Article
• Published: John Wiley & Sons 2021
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/94602/; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/asj.13610

This preliminary trial investigated the effect of transportation and lairage periods on physiological parameters of goats subjected to slaughter. Nine male Boer cross goats aged 8–12 months were transported for 6 h and kept at lairage for 3, 6, or 16 h (n = 3). Blood samples were collected at pre- (...