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Road transport of cattle, swine and poultry in North America and its impact on animal welfare, carcass and meat quality: A review by Schwartzkopf-Genswein, K.S., Faucitano, L., Dadgar, S., Shand, P., González, L.A., Crowe, T.G.

“…This paper reviews the effects of road transport on the welfare, carcass and meat quality of cattle, swine and poultry in North America (NA). The main effects…”
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Invited review: Effects of lairage and slaughter conditions on animal welfare and pork quality by Faucitano, L

“…Besides creating a reservoir of animals aimed at maintaining the constant speed of the slaughter line, the function of lairage is to allow the animals to…”
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Can the monitoring of animal welfare parameters predict pork meat quality variation through the supply chain (from farm to slaughter)? by Rocha, L M, Velarde, A, Dalmau, A, Saucier, L, Faucitano, L

“…The objective of this study was to assess the relationship between the animal welfare conditions evaluated through the supply chain and pork quality variation…”
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Effects of applying preslaughter feed withdrawal at the abattoir on behaviour, blood parameters and meat quality in pigs by Dalla Costa, F.A., Devillers, N., Paranhos da Costa, M.J.R., Faucitano, L.

“…To study the effects of starting time of feed withdrawal on behaviour during loading and lairage, and meat quality (pH, colour and drip loss) in pigs, a total…”
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Hand-held lactate analyzer as a tool for the real-time measurement of physical fatigue before slaughter and pork quality prediction by Rocha, L. M., Dionne, A., Saucier, L., Nannoni, E., Faucitano, L.

“…The objectives of this study were to assess the relationship between blood lactate variation measured at the plant, and pork quality variation on a large…”
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Shelf life of pork from five different quality classes by Faucitano, L., Ielo, M.C., Ster, C., Lo Fiego, D.P., Methot, S., Saucier, L.

“…A total of 117 loins were selected on the cutting line at 24 h post-mortem to study the long term shelf life (35 days, 4 °C) of vacuum packaged pork from five…”
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Effects of transport duration on maintenance behavior, heart rate and gastrointestinal tract temperature of market-weight pigs in 2 seasons by Goumon, S, Brown, J A, Faucitano, L, Bergeron, R, Widowski, T M, Crowe, T, Connor, M L, Gonyou, H W

“…Welfare and meat quality of market-weight pigs may be negatively affected by transport duration and environmental temperatures, which vary considerably between…”
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Effects of slaughter weight on carcass composition and meat quality in pigs of two different growth rates by Correa, J.A., Faucitano, L., Laforest, J.P., Rivest, J., Marcoux, M., Gariépy, C.

“…Three hundred and forty (340) Duroc × (Landrace × Yorkshire) crossbred piglets were allotted to a 2 × 2 × 3 factorial design experiment. The independent…”
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Transportation of market-weight pigs: I. effect of season, truck type, and location within truck on behavior with a two-hour transport by Torrey, S, Bergeron, R, Widowski, T, Lewis, N, Crowe, T, Correa, J A, Brown, J, Gonyou, H W, Faucitano, L

“…There is evidence that season and truck/trailer design play important roles in pig welfare during transportation although little is known about their…”
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Effects of season, truck type, and location within truck on gastrointestinal tract temperature of market-weight pigs during transport by Conte, S, Faucitano, L, Bergeron, R, Torrey, S, Gonyou, H W, Crowe, T, Tamminga, E Toth, Widowski, T M

“…Two experiments were done to assess the effects of season, truck type, and location in the truck on the gastrointestinal tract temperature (GTT) of…”
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Effects of trailer design on animal welfare parameters and carcass and meat quality of three Pietrain crosses being transported over a long distance by Weschenfelder, A V, Torrey, S, Devillers, N, Crowe, T, Bassols, A, Saco, Y, Piñeiro, M, Saucier, L, Faucitano, L

“…This study aimed at evaluating the effects of trailer design on stress responses and meat quality traits of 3 different pig crosses: 50% Pietrain breeding with…”
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Causes of skin damage to pig carcasses by Faucitano, L

“…Damage to the surface of the carcass after dehairing is a serious commercial problem, since it decreases the grade and subsequently the value of the carcass…”
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Effects of different moving devices at loading on stress response and meat quality in pigs by Correa, J.A, Torrey, S, Devillers, N, Laforest, J.P, Gonyou, H.W, Faucitano, L

“…Although there is increasing evidence regarding the negative welfare and meat quality implications of electric prod use for slaughter-weight pigs, this…”
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A note comparing the welfare of Zebu cattle following three stunning-slaughter methods by Neves, J.E.G., Paranhos da Costa, M.J.R., Roça, R.O., Faucitano, L., Gregory, N.G.

“…The objective of this study was to assess welfare of cattle during bleeding after slaughter with or without stunning. A total of 434 bulls were distributed…”
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Effects of trailer design on animal welfare parameters and carcass and meat quality of three Pietrain crosses being transported over a long distance1 by Weschenfelder, A. V., Torrey, S., Devillers, N., Crowe, T., Bassols, A., Saco, Y., Piñeiro, M., Saucier, L., Faucitano, L.

“…This study aimed at evaluating the effects of trailer design on stress responses and meat quality traits of 3 different pig crosses: 50% Pietrain breeding with…”
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Effect of ramp configuration on easiness of handling, heart rate, and behavior of near-market weight pigs at unloading by Goumon, S, Faucitano, L, Bergeron, R, Crowe, T, Connor, M L, Gonyou, H W

“…Three experiments, each using 280 pigs, were conducted in a simulated compartment to test the effect of angle of entrance (AOE) to the ramp (90°, 60°, 30°, or…”
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Effects of transport time and location within truck on skin bruises and meat quality of market weight pigs in two seasons by Scheeren, M. B., Gonyou, H. W., Brown, J., Weschenfelder, A. V., Faucitano, L.

“…Scheeren, M. B., Gonyou, H. W., Brown, J., Weschenfelder, A. V. and Faucitano, L. 2014. Effects of transport time and location within truck on skin bruises and…”
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Use of the spectrophotometric color method for the determination of the age of skin lesions on the pig carcass and its relationship with gene expression and histological and histochemical parameters by Vitali, M, Conte, S, Lessard, M, Deschêne, K, Benoit-Biancamano, M O, Celeste, C, Martelli, G, Sardi, L, Guay, F, Faucitano, L

“…The presence of lesions on the pig carcass is an indicator of poor animal welfare and has economic impact as it downgrades the carcass value. The assessment of…”
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Application of computer image analysis to measure pork marbling characteristics by Faucitano, L., Huff, P., Teuscher, F., Gariepy, C., Wegner, J.

“…Sixty longissimus (L) muscle chops were selected according to marbling score in order to develop a technique for the quantitative description of marbling fat…”
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Effects of feed withdrawal prior to slaughter and nutrition on stomach weight, and carcass and meat quality in pigs by Faucitano, L., Chevillon, P., Ellis, M.

“…Withdrawing feed from pigs for a period of time before harvest (fasting) can be a valuable approach to reduce deaths during transport, and improve pork quality…”
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