Level of Pre-slaughter stress and quality of beef from Arsi, Boran and Harar cattle breeds in Ethiopia

A total of 39 bulls from Arsi (11), Boran (14) and Harar (14) breeds were used for the study. The bulls were stratified into three age groups. Blood samples were collected before loading, after unloading and at slaughter to determine the level of creatine kinase and lactate dehydrogenase. M. longiss...

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Published in:	Cogent food & agriculture Vol. 5; no. 1; p. 1694233
Main Authors:	Birhanu, Addis F., Mummed, Yesihak Y., Kurtu, Mohammed Y., O'Quinn, Travis, Jiru, Yosef T.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London Cogent 01-01-2019 Taylor & Francis Ltd Taylor & Francis Group
Subjects:	Beef Beef cattle Cattle Color Creatine Creatine kinase Dehydrogenase Dehydrogenases Kinases L-Lactate dehydrogenase Lactate dehydrogenase lactate dehydrogenase and quality Lactic acid pH effects Slaughter Stress Transportation Unloading Weight
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