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“Consequences of
transportation in
meat quality”
António J F Raimundo
challenge
Healthy animals for food production
production:: an European perspective
III IP Course on “Quality Assurance of Meat Products”
Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Lisboa, Portugal March 18th, 2001
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I Relevant Factors that decrease meat quality
II Meat quality
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contents
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I Relevant
FACTORS
that decrease
MEAT QUALITY
Relevant FACTORS that decrease MEAT QUALITY
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ATTENTION GIVEN to the ANIMAL
PROFIT to the OWNER
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The Prehistoric Hunter*** 6
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TRANSPORTATION A CHALLENGE FOR PIGS?
•fast growth
Dämmrich (1987)
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TRANSPORTATION A CHALLENGE FOR PIGS?
Dämmrich (1987)
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TRANSPORTATION A CHALLENGE FOR PIGS?
The least well adapted pigs for the stresses* of transport are
those which are extreme in those (3 mentioned) effects, for
example those with the halothane-positive gene**
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challenge
body
ANIMAL
psychology*
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challenge 11
Homeostasis
“StreSS”
Meat
Disease
_______________
quality
_ Characteristics
Hormonal
Physical
Psychological
Behavioural
Immunological
*
Acute
Chronic
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STRESS INDICATORS = n
MORTALITY
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RESULTS OF THE CHALLENGE
... Radical sport ... Odissey ...!??
MORTALITY in Pigs
Losses
Country Year (%) Source
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E. U. - MORTALITY in Pigs 15
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MORTALITY in Different Species
Warriss (2000)
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Stress-resistant pigs
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Blood
parameters:
farm
&
slaughter
Odink et al.
(1992)
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X PYSIOLOGICAL INDICATORS OF STRESS 18
Physiological
Blood Plasma
Stressor indicator ()
Fasting glucose1 x
/Food deprivation
free fatty acids x
glicerol1 x
urea1 x
gluthamate x
desidrogenase1
acetate1, 3 x
-hidroxibutirate2 x
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albumin2 x
osmolarity x x
1, 2, 5
haematocrit
1, 2, 5
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Stressor Physiological Blood Plasma 20
indicator
Exercise haematocrit1
adrenalin1 x
noradrenalin1 x
potassium1 x
- endorphin1 x
lactate1, 2 x x
creatine x x
kinase1, 2
heart rate2
respiratory rate2
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Stressor Physiological Blood Plasma
indicator
Motion cortisol1 x
sickness
intestinal x
peptide1
vasoactive x
vasopressin2
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Stressor Physiological
Blood Plasma
indicator
Fear/alarm... adrenalin1 x
anxiety incitement
noradrenalin1 x
x
ACTH1
cortisol1, 2 x
glucagon 1 x
prolactin1 x
- endorphin1 x
haematocrit2
heart rate2
respiratory rate2
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Stressor Physiological 23
indicator Blood Plasma
Heat/Hiperthermia x
ACTH 1
cortisol1 x
adrenalinn1 x
- endorphin1 x
body temperaturel2
cutaneous
temperature2
Cold noradrenalin1 x
cortisol1 x
haematocrit1
body temperature2
cutaneous
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temperature2
Some Immunological indicators of stress 24
Leucotriens
Citokins
Linfocites (circulating)
Antibody production*
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can be used as
stress indicators
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Stress/Meat Quality Relationship
• This relationship is difficult to
establish
Animal v
Situation Stress types
A 1 2 3 4 5 6
B 1 2 3 4 5 6
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CAUSES of stress/CHALLENGE
stress/CHALLENGE 27
and consequent diminished quality
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Animals
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“Animal Filter”
Genetic background
Coping ability Fitness Animals
Behavioural Previous experience
Physiological Health Fitness
Homeostasis
~ “Stress”
Disease
________________
Hormonal
Physical
Psychological
50%
Behavioural
Immunological
Meat
quality
Characteristics
“Microbiological”
“Technological”
Adapted/Lambooij (2000) “sensorial” “Eating”
Ethical
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Conception/Genetics
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Environment Handling
Familiarity Treatment
Climate Attitude
Design
Food and water
~ Homeostasis
“Stress”
Disease
________________
50%
Hormonal
Physical
Psychological
Behavioural
Immunological
Meat
quality
Characteristics
“Microbiological”
“technological”
“sensorial” “eating”
ethical
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ENVIRONMENT and 31
“FROM CONCEPTION TO CONSUMPTION”
*++***************
Conception of animal/selection/manipulation of
genetics/resistance to disease and predictable
environment/erradicate halothane gene
(vide Dämmrich (1987) & Broom (2000)
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MEAT 32
II QUALITY
QUALITY
MEAT
MEAT
QUALITY
MEAT QUALITY
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WHAT
MEAT QUALITY???
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Meat Quality means:
+ Hygienic
“Microbiological”
“Technological”
Quality of meat for
“Sensorial”
processing “Palatibility”
“Eating”
Nutritional
Ethical
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*Groups: ...
... Sensorial ... Eating ... Palatibility ...
Physical ...
Technological ... Yield ...Texture ...
Colour stability ... Salt absorption ...
Hygienic ...
Ethical ... Environmental ... Welfare ...
Nutritional ...
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sensorial
characteristics:
characteristics
Juiciness
Flavour
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sensorial Characteristics 37
2. Colour scales
...
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Colour depends, among others , on:
% WATER
STATE of PROTEINS*
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sensorial Characteristics
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sensorial Characteristics 40
•Juiciness/Succulence
Water %
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sensorial Characteristics 41
• Flavour
o % Water and dilution of molecules
which affect the expression of flavour
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Technological characteristics 42
in fresh and processed products
- Yield
- Emulsion
- Bind
- Colour stability
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Subjectively using senses
(visually, by touching, smelling ...)
Objectively measuring
meat quality parameters
Directly
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Relationships between
different meat quality attributes (parameters)
and these
with meat quality characteristics
Relationships between
different meat quality characteristics
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Composition of meat and meat 48
quality characteristics
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Composition of meat and meat 49
quality characteristics
IMPORTANCE of STATE of PROTEINS
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Transformation of muscle to meat
and antemortem handling
Lactate
Glycogen
Adapated/Honikel (1992)
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NORMAL Cell metabolism
(anaerobically) continues after death
Glycogen/energy store
Lactic acid
pH value Contraction
*
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“UPs + Downs”
% Glycogen/energy store
%Lactic acid
pH value
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pH value
and
Interfilament space
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Interfilament space and WHC 54
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ABNORMAL Ante mortem exercise 55
long before stunning ... Chronic stress
Exhaustion* fatigue:
% Glycogen/energy
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ABNORMAL Ante mortem exercise
immediately before stunning ... Accute stress
Muscle temperature
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ABNORMAL
= PROTEIN
DENATURATION
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Muscle/meat proteins and quality
This affects:
Protein functionality:
- Myofibrillar (Bind Emulsion Salting
Texture ...)
- Sarcoplasmic (Pigments Colour ...)
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ABNORMAL Ante mortem exercise/STIMULATION
immediately before/near/bad stunning:
Muscle temperature
MUSCLE CONTRACTION***
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Sarcomere Length (CONTRACTION) and quality
% Water
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Interfilament space and WHC 62
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can be affected
by
transport
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Transportation affects, among others: 64
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e.g.
Initial value of pH (pHi)
Rigor value
Carcass temperature
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** Some ATTRIBUTES of fresh meat quality
which can be measured to study effects of
transportation:
Initial value of pH (pHi, pH45 ...)**
Reflection
%Cooking loss
% soluble proteins
Sarcomere length
Microbiological counts
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Dark Pale
Firm Soft
Dry Exudative
Wengen (2000)
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Incidence of different pork quality categories in a portuguese
slaughterhouse: A survey
Santos C. Roseiro L. C. Gonçalves H. Melo R. S. (1994) Meat Science, 38, 279-287
Barton-Gade (personal communication)
Normal <2
DFD pH24
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Categorization/EXCEPTIONS
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Incidence of different pork quality categories in a 73
portuguese slaughterhouse: A survey (1994)
Santos C. Roseiro L. C. Gonçalves H. Melo R. S. Meat Science, 38, 279-287
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Colour and meat quality categories
Warriss (1999)
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Some Results of
transportation
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Results of transportation:
“Normal” meat
PSE meat
DFD meat
Cont.
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PSE DFD Meat
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Parameter PSE DFD
pH value initial pH final pH
WHC
% drip
Cooked yield % 80-85 95*
Colour Pale Dark
oxidation
Apperance unattractive unattractive
Texture (fresh) soft firm*
Texture (cooked) Tough (*tendency) Tender (viscous)
Coarser (processed meat)
Flavour (*tendency)
Shelf-life*
Salting (*tendency)
Bind
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Results of transportation:
Back necrosis*
Broken bones*
Reduced welfare*
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Blood splash
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Results from fighting
and bad
preslaughter handling
Negatively affects
carcass presentation
Produces
inflammatory tissues
“Gives microorganisms
a way into the meat”
Reduces ethical
characteristics of meat
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EU RESULTS 81
“An analysis of data relating to pig carcass quality and indices
of stress collected in the European Union” (DK I NL P UK)
Warriss, P. D., Brown, S. N., Barton Gade, P., Santos, C., Nanni Costa, L., Lambooij, E. and Geers, R. (1998)
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EU RESULTS 82
“An analysis of data relating to pig carcass quality and indices
of stress collected in the European Union” (DK I NL P UK)
Warriss, P. D., Brown, S. N., Barton Gade, P., Santos, C., Nanni Costa, L., Lambooij, E. and Geers, R. (1998)
1Cortisol;CPK; Lactate
2m. adductor
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“An analysis of data relating to pig carcass quality and indices
of stress collected in the European Union” (DK I NL P UK)
Warriss, P. D., Brown, S. N., Barton Gade, P., Santos, C., Nanni Costa, L., Lambooij, E. and Geers, R. (1998)
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Incidence of meat quality categories in 84
C.A.S.O.’s slaughterhouse
C Santos L C Roseiro H Gonçalves R S Melo (1994) PT
ca. 60%
ca. 30%
ca. 10%
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Incidence of meat quality categories in 85
C.A.S.O.’s slaughterhouse
C Santos L C Roseiro H Gonçalves R S Melo (1994) PT
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Incidence of meat quality categories in 86
Ponta Delgada’s (Azores) slaughterhouse
C Santos L C Roseiro (1995)
Muscles
Sm Ld Sm+Ld
(%) (%) (%)
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Ambient temperature and meat quality 87
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Ambient temperature and meat quality 88
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Transport time and meat quality
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Stocking density meat quality
EU Directive min. = 0,425 m2/100 kg or 235 kg/m2
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Lairage time/ % PSE DFD NORMAL 91
Culau et al. distance (km)
(1991)
% % % %
Ld PSE 6 20 10 35 35
24 10 5 35 5
DFD 6 10 0 0 0
24 0 15 5 10
Sm PSE 6 10 5 5 30
24 0 20 20 0
DFD 6 5 5 5 5
24 0 20 25 20
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PSE DFD incidence
Time of last feeding + Holding time in lairage
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Transportation and Contamination
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Salmonella* 94
*Mulder (1995)
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Salmonella isolation
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