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ArticleAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI2026

Impact of Antemortem Handling on the Behaviour of Holstein and Commercial Crossbred Steers and on the Incidence on Dark-Cutting Beef.

Fernanda Alein Chávez-Balderas, Rubén Danilo Méndez Medina, Luigi Faucitano, Francisco Alejandro Ruíz-López, María Salud Rubio Lozano

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Article in Animals : an open access journal from MDPI, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors.

Fernanda Alein Chávez-BalderasFaculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), Ciudad Universitaria, Av. Universidad #3000, Coyoacán, Mexico City 04510, Mexico.
Rubén Danilo Méndez MedinaFaculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), Ciudad Universitaria, Av. Universidad #3000, Coyoacán, Mexico City 04510, Mexico.
Luigi FaucitanoAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Sherbrooke Research and Development Centre, 2000 College Street, Sherbrooke, QC J1M 0C8, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-0198-0237
Francisco Alejandro Ruíz-LópezFaculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), Ciudad Universitaria, Av. Universidad #3000, Coyoacán, Mexico City 04510, Mexico.
María Salud Rubio LozanoFaculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), Ciudad Universitaria, Av. Universidad #3000, Coyoacán, Mexico City 04510, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0002-7975-4547

Funding

Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Carne (AMEG) $80,000 MXN
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Dark cutting (DC) is a significant quality defect in beef, often linked to stress experienced by animals prior to slaughter. This study evaluated how antemortem handling affects behavior and DC incidence in Holstein (

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animal welfareante-mortem handlingdark cuttingHolstein

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PMID42193749
PMCPMC13203890

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