Fibrinous pericarditis in slaughtered pigs: Impact on welfare, growth performance and carcass and meat quality
This study aimed to determine the effects of fibrinous pericarditis on blood welfare indicators, performance indices and carcass and meat quality of slaughtered pigs. From a total of 144 examined pig hearts, the presence of fibrinous pericarditis was recorded in 25.69% cases. The presence of fibrino...
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| author | Pajičić Đorđe Kovačević Sara Suvajdžić Branko Grković Nevena Vićić Ivan Karabasil Nedjeljko Čobanović Nikola |
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| description | This study aimed to determine the effects of fibrinous pericarditis on blood welfare indicators, performance indices and carcass and meat quality of slaughtered pigs. From a total of 144 examined pig hearts, the presence of fibrinous pericarditis was recorded in 25.69% cases. The presence of fibrinous pericarditis in slaughtered pigs was significantly associated with decreased (P<0.0001) blood lactate and glucose levels. The presence of fibrinous pericarditis in slaughtered pigs was significantly associated with reduced average lifetime daily weight gain (P=0.0042), live weight (P=0.0045), hot carcass weight (P=0.0045), cold carcass weight (P=0.0045) and lean meat content (P<0.0001). Consequently, pigs showing fibrinous pericarditis produced the lower (P<0.0001) percentage of "E" class carcasses, but the higher (P=0.0079) percentage of "R" class carcasses. Pigs without fibrinous pericarditis produced the better meat quality, with the higher (P=0.0465) percentage of red, firm and nonexudative meat. In contrast, the presence of fibrinous pericarditis in slaughtered pigs was significantly associated with abnormally elevated final meat pH (P<0.0001), high water-holding capacity (lower drip loss; P<0.0001) and unfavourable dark colour (higher lightness and yellowness; P<0.0001). As a result, pigs showing fibrinous pericarditis produced the highest percentage of dark, firm and dry meat (P=0.0002). In conclusion, assessing fibrinous pericarditis at the slaughterline has the potential to serve not only as an indirect indicator of pig health and welfare on the farm of origin but also of growth performance, carcass and pork quality. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-764e462a29bd4b9c931e87d4ecf4115f2025-01-08T15:19:49ZengInstitute for Animal Husbandry, BelgradeBiotechnology in Animal Husbandry1450-91562217-71402024-01-0140211512910.2298/BAH2402115P1450-91562402115PFibrinous pericarditis in slaughtered pigs: Impact on welfare, growth performance and carcass and meat qualityPajičić Đorđe0https://orcid.org/0009-0004-0777-3572Kovačević Sara1https://orcid.org/0009-0008-7995-5382Suvajdžić Branko2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7161-104XGrković Nevena3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0205-3531Vićić Ivan4https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8762-2811Karabasil Nedjeljko5https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6097-3216Čobanović Nikola6https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2650-6272University of Belgrade, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Food Hygiene and Technology, Belgrade, SerbiaUniversity of Belgrade, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Animal Hygiene, Belgrade, SerbiaUniversity of Belgrade, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Food Hygiene and Technology, Belgrade, SerbiaUniversity of Belgrade, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Food Hygiene and Technology, Belgrade, SerbiaUniversity of Belgrade, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Food Hygiene and Technology, Belgrade, SerbiaUniversity of Belgrade, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Food Hygiene and Technology, Belgrade, SerbiaUniversity of Belgrade, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Food Hygiene and Technology, Belgrade, SerbiaThis study aimed to determine the effects of fibrinous pericarditis on blood welfare indicators, performance indices and carcass and meat quality of slaughtered pigs. From a total of 144 examined pig hearts, the presence of fibrinous pericarditis was recorded in 25.69% cases. The presence of fibrinous pericarditis in slaughtered pigs was significantly associated with decreased (P<0.0001) blood lactate and glucose levels. The presence of fibrinous pericarditis in slaughtered pigs was significantly associated with reduced average lifetime daily weight gain (P=0.0042), live weight (P=0.0045), hot carcass weight (P=0.0045), cold carcass weight (P=0.0045) and lean meat content (P<0.0001). Consequently, pigs showing fibrinous pericarditis produced the lower (P<0.0001) percentage of "E" class carcasses, but the higher (P=0.0079) percentage of "R" class carcasses. Pigs without fibrinous pericarditis produced the better meat quality, with the higher (P=0.0465) percentage of red, firm and nonexudative meat. In contrast, the presence of fibrinous pericarditis in slaughtered pigs was significantly associated with abnormally elevated final meat pH (P<0.0001), high water-holding capacity (lower drip loss; P<0.0001) and unfavourable dark colour (higher lightness and yellowness; P<0.0001). As a result, pigs showing fibrinous pericarditis produced the highest percentage of dark, firm and dry meat (P=0.0002). In conclusion, assessing fibrinous pericarditis at the slaughterline has the potential to serve not only as an indirect indicator of pig health and welfare on the farm of origin but also of growth performance, carcass and pork quality.https://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/1450-9156/2024/1450-91562402115P.pdfblood metabolitesheart lesionspig healthpork quality |
| spellingShingle | Pajičić Đorđe Kovačević Sara Suvajdžić Branko Grković Nevena Vićić Ivan Karabasil Nedjeljko Čobanović Nikola Fibrinous pericarditis in slaughtered pigs: Impact on welfare, growth performance and carcass and meat quality Biotechnology in Animal Husbandry blood metabolites heart lesions pig health pork quality |
| title | Fibrinous pericarditis in slaughtered pigs: Impact on welfare, growth performance and carcass and meat quality |
| title_full | Fibrinous pericarditis in slaughtered pigs: Impact on welfare, growth performance and carcass and meat quality |
| title_fullStr | Fibrinous pericarditis in slaughtered pigs: Impact on welfare, growth performance and carcass and meat quality |
| title_full_unstemmed | Fibrinous pericarditis in slaughtered pigs: Impact on welfare, growth performance and carcass and meat quality |
| title_short | Fibrinous pericarditis in slaughtered pigs: Impact on welfare, growth performance and carcass and meat quality |
| title_sort | fibrinous pericarditis in slaughtered pigs impact on welfare growth performance and carcass and meat quality |
| topic | blood metabolites heart lesions pig health pork quality |
| url | https://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/1450-9156/2024/1450-91562402115P.pdf |
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