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ArticleThe Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne2013

Transport versus on-farm slaughter of bison: physiological stress, animal welfare, and avoidable trim losses.

Robert McCorkell, Katherine Wynne-Edwards, Jayson Galbraith, Al Schaefer, Nigel Caulkett, Soren Boysen, Ed Pajor, UCVM Class of 2012

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Article in The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Welfare of cattle at slaughter.EFSA journal. European Food Safety Authority · 2020
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  5. Models and Methods to Investigate Acute Stress Responses in Cattle.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2015
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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Robert McCorkellFaculty of Veterinary Medicine and the Pain and Animal Welfare Research Group, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta (McCorkell, Wynne-Edwards, Caulkett, Boysen, Pajor, UCVM class of 2012); Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development, Camrose, Alberta (Galbraith); Agriculture Canada, Lacombe, Alberta (Schaefer).
Katherine Wynne-Edwards
Jayson Galbraith
Al Schaefer
Nigel Caulkett
Soren Boysen
Ed Pajor
UCVM Class of 2012
Agriculture Food and Rural Development · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ranched bison are typically less acclimated to handling than are domesticated livestock, suggesting that they might be more vulnerable to handling and transportation stressors. Grain-finished bison were slaughtered on-farm (n = 11), or held for 48 h, transported to a research abattoir, held in lairage for 18 h, and then slaughtered (n = 11). An additional group (n = 10) was sampled at a conventional fixed location abattoir. Measures included serum cortisol and corticosterone concentrations during on-farm handling and exsanguination, serum glucose, creatinine phosphokinase (CPK), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), and trim losses. Transport was associated with an increase in trim loss. On-farm, glucose was elevated, CPK was positively associated with handling order over 12 h, and corticosterone concentration, although lower than cortisol concentration, showed a greater response to prolonged disturbance. With appropriate on-farm handling facilities, the use of on-farm slaughter and mobile abattoir could avoid muscle damage and trim losses, and mitigate injuries sustained during handling and transport of bison.

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Animal WelfareStress, PhysiologicalAbattoirsAnimalsAspartate AminotransferasesBiomarkersBisonBlood GlucoseCreatine KinaseFemaleGlucocorticoidsMaleMuscle, SkeletalTransportationAspartate AminotransferasesBiomarkersBlood GlucoseCreatine KinaseGlucocorticoids

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PMID24155478
PMCPMC3711167
OpenAlexW1005541078

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