Table 1 Effects of 6 and 20 h lairage time (LT) on hormone in serum, body weight, carcass weight, backfat thickness, and muscle parameters in pigs
From: Effect of lairage time prior to slaughter on stress in pigs: a path analysis
Items | LT | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
6 h | 20 h | ||
Dopamine (µg/ml) | 0.061 ± 0.003 | 0.052 ± 0.003 | 0.0993 |
Serotonin (µg/ml) | 0.547 ± 0.065 | 0.683 ± 0.084 | 0.2127 |
Cortisol (µg/ml) | 0.041 ± 0.005 | 0.064 ± 0.007** | 0.0099 |
Epinephrine (µg/ml) | 0.040 ± 0.004** | 0.020 ± 0.002 | 0.0007 |
Norepinephrine (µg/ml) | 1.884 ± 0.037** | 1.518 ± 0.071 | 0.0003 |
Body weight (Kg) | 117.850 ± 1.747 | 117.525 ± 1.912 | 0.9013 |
Carcass weight (Kg) | 90.167 ± 1.336 | 87.917 ± 1.427 | 0.2622 |
Backfat thickness (mm) | 21.333 ± 0.964 | 20.500 ± 0.839 | 0.5212 |
Glycogen (µg/ml) | 1.191 ± 0.087 | 1.073 ± 0.056 | 0.2683 |
Lactic acid (µg/ml) | 3.421 ± 0.072 | 3.396 ± 0.030 | 0.7550 |
HSP70 protein | 1.544 ± 0.082 | 1.562 ± 0.115 | 0.8970 |