在料区入口时给予缓和物质影响了牛肉的气质,行为,免疫能力和肉质
Douglas Gomes Vieira1, Marcelo Vedovatto2, Matheus Fellipe Ferreira3
1Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande 79070-900, MS, Brazil.
Animals : an open access journal from MDPI
|December 17, 2024
概括
牛安抚物质 (BAS) 的使用改善了养场母牛的生长,减少了压力和炎症. 这种物质还增强了免疫反应,积极改变了行为,改善了肉质.
科学领域:
- 动物科学动物科学
- 兽医医学 兽医医学 兽医医学
- 肉类科学 肉科学
背景情况:
- 进入料区对于牛肉来说是一个紧张的时期,可能会影响生长,健康和肉质.
- 了解缓解压力的干预措施和改善养场牛的福祉对于畜牧业至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 为了评估牛安抚物质 (BAS) 在料区入口时给牛牛的作用.
- 评估BAS对生长,气质,炎症,接种疫苗反应,行为,尸体特征和肉质的影响.
主要方法:
- 三十只牛肉公牛被奶,并在进入料场 (第0天) 时被分配给BAS (n=15) 或盐水 (n=15).
- 牛犊在第0天接种了对呼吸系统疾病的疫苗,并在第150天被屠宰.
- 测量包括平均每日增益,血血红,血清皮质醇,疫苗接种反应,行为观察和肉质参数.
主要成果:
- BAS的使用显著增加了平均每日增益,并改善了对疫苗接种的反应.
- 巴斯降低了血血红和血清皮质醇度,表明炎症和压力减少.
- BAS对行为产生了积极的影响,降低了压力评分,增加了走路,喝酒和吃饭的时间.
结论:
- 在料场进入时给牛安抚物质 (BAS) 增加了生长,减少了压力和炎症,并改善了牛牛的免疫反应.
- 此外,BAS也对母牛的行为产生了积极的影响,并显示出改善肉质特性的潜力.
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