Resting behaviour of cattle in a slaughterhouse lairage

Cockram, M. S.

doi:10.1016/0007-1935(91)90100-2

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“…The delay may also have beneficial effects on meat quality (Warriss and others 1992, Jarvis and Cockram 1995). There have been studies of the effects of lairage on pigs (Moss and Robb 1978, Warriss 1982), sheep (Knowles and others 1993, 1994, Kim and others 1994) and cattle (Wythes and others 1988, Cockram 1990, 1991), but there have been no systematic studies of the effects of lairage on farmed red deer.…”

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“…Surveys on lairage times in commercial abattoirs for pigs (Warriss and Bevis 1986) and sheep (Warriss and others 1990a) revealed that most animals were killed either within four hours of arrival or after lairage overnight. In addition to the length of time spent in lairage, aspects of the lairage environment, such as space allowance and light intensity, may affect the animals' ability to adapt, which may in turn affect their welfare and the quality of the meat (Cockram 1991).…”

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Effects of the duration of lairage following transportation on the behaviour and physiology of farmed red deer

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Eight groups of five farmed red deer were transported by road for three hours, after which they were either slaughtered immediately (TO) or held in lairage for three, six or 18 hours (T3, T6 and T18). Liveweight loss increased with lairage time but hot carcase weight was unaffected. Deer spent much of the initial period in lairage standing stationary in 'alert' postures. After eight to 10 hours the proportions of time spent in various postures (standing stationary, moving and lying down) were similar to pre-journey values. None of the blood components associated with dehydration (packed cell volume, osmolality, total protein and sodium) changed significantly with lairage time. Compared with T0 deer, plasma creatine kinase activity was significantly decreased in T18 deer. Lairage time had no effect on skin damage, bruising or muscle glycogen content, although liver glycogen content increased with longer lairage time. Although lairage time had a statistically significant effect on muscle pHu (with T6 deer having the lowest values), the differences were small and none of the carcases had a pHu greater than 6-0.

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Effects of the duration of lairage following transportation on the behaviour and physiology of farmed red deer

et al. 1997

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“…Cockram (1991) found that CONTROLLING STABLE FLIES 245 FIGURE 2 Average number of stable flies per day recorded in T (…) and C (___) cows. *Arrows represent the dates when insecticide was applied (beginning of the experiment and Week 13).…”

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A Note on the Effect of Controlling Stable Flies (Stomoxys Calcitrans) in the Resting Activity and Pen Distribution of Dairy Cows

Vitela

Cruz-Vázquez²,

Orihuela

2006

Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

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This study investigated the effect of controlling stable flies (Stomoxys calcitrans) on the number of dairy cows lying down and their pen distribution. The study randomly assigned 80 Holstein cows to 1 of 2 groups. The treated group (T) included cows individually sprayed with insecticide when found with an average of 10 stable flies per cow; in the control group (C), cows received no application of insecticide. The pen had 4 equal-size areas: (a) feeding, (b) drinking and sunny, (c) covered, and (d) manure. The study recorded the number of cows lying and the area of the pen where the nonhuman animal was located. The study found no difference (p > .05) between the proportion of T and C cows lying. However, cows preferred to lie down in pen area 3 when fewer than 10 stable flies per cow were found. Area 4 was the most avoided section of the pen, except when a high incidence of flies was present. The study concluded that high populations of S. calcitrans (> 10 flies per cow) did not affect the number of dairy cows lying down. However, it modified site preferences for lying.

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“…A survey in the United States (Dexter et al, 1994) recorded the incidence of injection-site blemishes in top sirloin butts to be 10.87 and 2.99%. If animals are injected outdoors, a dry day should be selected and the injections should be made on clean animals.…”

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“…Cockram (1991) argues persuasively that the novel environment of the lairage, with people moving around, may not provide optimal conditions for cattle to rest, as measured by lying behaviour. Cockram (1991) argues persuasively that the novel environment of the lairage, with people moving around, may not provide optimal conditions for cattle to rest, as measured by lying behaviour.…”

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Resting behaviour of cattle in a slaughterhouse lairage

Cited by 14 publications

References 7 publications

Effects of the duration of lairage following transportation on the behaviour and physiology of farmed red deer

Effects of the duration of lairage following transportation on the behaviour and physiology of farmed red deer

A Note on the Effect of Controlling Stable Flies (Stomoxys Calcitrans) in the Resting Activity and Pen Distribution of Dairy Cows

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